Don't lock your kid/pet in your car

[transemacabre]

Let us all take a moment to preemptively mourn for all the small children and/or pets that will no doubt die this summer while locked in a hot car while their parents and/or owners go inside to get their nails done. EVERY DAMN YEAR some idiots leave their dogs, cats, or babies to a slow, dreadful death inside a metal/glass oven.

A friendly reminder to my flist: leave your pets at home if you cannot take them inside with you. Do not leave your small children locked in the fucking car under any circumstances.

Comments

[kali921.livejournal.com]

The police department in San Francisco has a very good record of smashing in the car windows of cars if someone calls to report a pet or child in distress. I know because I've called them before when I see dogs locked in cars on hot days, and they've been great about coming out, taking one look at the sitch, saying, "well, these dipshits don't deserve to own this dog, then," and smashing the windows open.

I second this post. A dog or cat can enter respiratory distress within THREE MINUTES of being in a locked car with the windows closed in the sun. Don't do it. If you do, you don't deserve to own a pet and need to be thrown to the polar bears. It is NOT safe under any circumstances.