Dog rescued from hot car

[Catherine]

Quote:The woman had been to a meeting about dogs, and listened to talks about dogs in hot cars?
And then did that same thing herself because she "went shopping"?

Unbelievable.

People could not believe she left her dog in the car. She drove all that way to a dog event. She seemed very focused on her dog. Then she left him in a car on a hot day.  People just don't believe the warnings apply to them. Other dogs die in hot cars, but their dog will be fine. They only plan to be gone a few minutes, but they don't pay attention to the time so it ends up being an hour.

What will it take to get the message across that any dog in a hot car is in danger. Cars get hot in a few short minutes. Even ten minutes shopping can be too long for the dog in the car. People leave their children too. Maybe  dogs need special collars that send a message to the owners cell phone warning them that their dog is too hot. It could have a built in alarm. If you fail to rescue your dog right away, the phone could blast a warning alarm or a shouted message about a dog in a hot car.

Or else cars could have a sensor that knows if there is a live being in the car. I f the temperature gets too warm it could blast a warning alarm.  The car could be programed to contact the police to tell them where the car is and how hot the car is. If they are quick they could save whoever in trapped in the heat.

There must be something we can do. People are not willing to take the danger seriously.