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Just days after Laura Simpson posted tips for recognizing an animal in danger of death by heat stroke, news comes out of Albuquerque that one little dog’s life was saved by a passerby.
According to KOB 4 News, Susanne Jones watched with growing concern as a frantic dog tried to claw his way out of a car. The vehicle was parked in the sun, with the window cracked open slightly.
Seeing the dog’s distress, Jones tried calling 911. The dispatcher told her to dial 311 instead. That connected her with the Animal Welfare Department.
She waited 40 minutes, until the overheated dog gave up and curled up on the car floor. That is when she grabbed her car-locking club and smashed the window.
The dog was safe when police and Animal Welfare officers arrived, but two laws were broken. The dog’s owner, Cissy King, had left her dog locked in the car, and Susanne Jones had smashed a car window.
Both women ended up in court. Cissy King assumed Susanne Jones acted on the dog’s behalf and did not press charges. The judge dismissed charges against King when she agreed to take a pet safety class.
All ended well, and one little dog will likely never be locked in a hot car again.
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+ add your ownI seen a women leave her dog in her car in Texas with over 100 degrees outside to "run" into a grocery store. She did leave the window cracked about an inch, there was no shade so I comfronted her about that and she told me to mind my own business. I watied until she came out and timed her, she was gone for 15 minutes, One more minute and i would have broken into the car. The dog was panting and in stress but was unsure what to do. It wasnt the first time I came across this stupid situation. A pregnant woman left her black dog in a black car in a parking lot in the middle of summer in Texas, it was over 100 again, I tried calling the police, animal services etc, no one seemed to want to help, it was over 20 minutes since I seen the dog, it was laying on the back seat now and I was ready to break the window of this Mercedes but then the woman showed up pregnant and the animal control but not before I reamed out the woman. I told her would she leave a child locked in a hot car in the middle of a parking lot! Now I realize she probably would. There are stupid people everywhere who have only partial brains and dont use what they have and no common sense... dumbed down America!
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PLEASE PLEASE EVERYONE IF YOU SEE A DOG IN A CAR PARKED IN THE SUN OR WHERE IT IS VERY HOT.. PLEASE ALERT EVERYONE.. THIS IS A REAL EMERGENCY SITUATION & YOU NEED TO ACT IMMEDIATELY, MINUTES COUNT FOR THE DOGS LIFE TO BE SAVED !
PLEASE PLEASE EVERYONE IF YOU SEE A DOG IN A CAR PARKED IN THE SUN OR WHERE IT IS VERY HOT.. PLEASE ALERT EVERYONE.. THIS IS A REAL EMERGENCY SITUATION & YOU NEED TO ACT IMMEDIATELY, MINUTES COUNT FOR THE DOGS LIFE TO BE SAVED !
Suzanne Jones is a smart woman and I congratulate her on compassion and wits. She phoned the appropriate authorities, waited and watched and before it was to late acted decisively. Would I do the same as she did - Yes
Should she have been charged - well unfortunately yes - should she have been fined - NO. It is not up to the police to decide guilt - property was damaged - the polices job is to arrest and charge for what is considered a crime. From the sounds of it Cissy did not turn up to the car while Suzanne was there with the police so they really had no choice. It is then courts place to decide guilty or not guilty and in this case the court was sensible particularly when Cissy did not press charges.
Great story. I'm glad that Susanne Jones broke the window to rescue the dog and that Cissy King did not press charges. She shouldn't have pressed charges as she shouldn't have left the dog in the hot car.
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Fostering is actually more rewarding than adopting, Mary. Many dogs can't be adopted because of health issues or behavioral issues, which I think I can help with and make those animals "more" adoptable. I only have "so much room" and "so much time", and if adopting, I'd be restricted in numbers. I can foster several, then have them re-homed and take more fosters in and do it all over again. One such dog was a female GSD that came from a puppy mill. She spent 3 weeks cowering behind a reclining chair in my family room, growling contstantly, but eventually went to a great home where there were no other dogs, exactly as she needed.
Sam W., do you mean "any"? How old are you, anyway? What does a choke chain type collar have to do with this discussion? Please inform all of us. If you're conducting a survey, in my case the answer is NO.
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