[nagdu] Australia: Guide dog dead after being left in hot car

[Larry D. Keeler]

Yah, its totally unacceptable!!  I have left her in the car for a couple of 
minutes but not in the heat!  Holly will come up front if she gets hot and 
would deffinetely want to get out with me!  I had to get fitted for a tux a 
little while back and it was really hot out!  Well, Holly came too!  Didn't 
have a suit for her though!  As far as I'm concerned, leaving dogs or 
children in hot cars is sort of like leaving your house4 naked!  Most folks 
just ton't do that!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rhonda cruz" <rhondaprincess at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Australia: Guide dog dead after being left in hot car


> hi i would never leave my guide dog in a car.
> it makes us look bad.
>
> and plus these are special dogs.
> no one would leave me in a hot car.
>
>
> On Feb 7, 2013, at 5:11 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:
>
>> Well, I would just say that this upsets me a lot. A police officer who 
>> was in charge of a K9 Unit last summer did the same thing; he was 
>> suspended. I just don't see how people can make that kind of mistakes. I 
>> know people get stressed and so on, but accidentally leaving a dog or a 
>> child in a car like that? I just get angry about that.
>>
>> CL
>>
>> On Feb 7, 2013, at 7:03 AM, Ginger Kutsch wrote:
>>
>>> Australia: Guide dog dead after being left in hot car
>>>
>>> By Aleisha Orr
>>>
>>> Published: February 7, 2013
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A guide dog in training has died after being left in a hot car for two 
>>> hours
>>> by an Association for the Blind of WA employee on Friday.
>>>
>>> The incident was a sad mistake, as the staff member was believed to have
>>> forgotten that the dog was in the car.
>>>
>>> A media statement from the Association for the Blind of WA confirmed the
>>> "tragic incident."
>>>
>>> "Collette, aged two years, was accidentally left in the vehicle of one 
>>> of
>>> the Association's staff members on Friday 1 February 2013," the 
>>> statement
>>> said.
>>>
>>> The dog was a guide dog in training.
>>>
>>> "Collette was tragically found deceased when the staff member returned 
>>> to
>>> their vehicle approximately two hours later.
>>>
>>> "While the association operates under the highest standards, we will now
>>> review our procedures regarding the arrivals and departures of our guide
>>> dogs in training to ensure a tragedy like this does not happen again.
>>>
>>> "This is a sad and isolated incident that does not reflect the longevity 
>>> and
>>> quality of the guide dog program."
>>>
>>> It is understood that the staff member involved was distraught at what
>>> happened.
>>>
>>> They were taken for medical treatment and will be provided with ongoing
>>> counselling.
>>>
>>> "Obviously, our entire staff are devastated at Collette's death and our
>>> chief priority is to support them through this incredibly distressing 
>>> time."
>>>
>>> Chief executive officer Clare Allen said the tragedy was a sobering 
>>> reminder
>>> to all pet owners to be vigilant with the care of their pets in vehicles
>>> during high temperatures.
>>>
>>> The RSPCA was notified of the incident on Wednesday.
>>>
>>> RSPCA spokesman Tim Mayne said representatives from the society would 
>>> meet
>>> with the Association for the Blind of WA to discuss what happened.
>>>
>>> He said he could not say whether an official investigation would be 
>>> launched
>>> until the RSPCA received more details about the incident.
>>>
>>> "We understand it was a staff member who left the dog in the car when 
>>> they
>>> went to work and it was later found dead," Mr Mayne said.
>>>
>>> According to observations from the Bureau of Meteorology, the 
>>> temperature
>>> reached 36.1 degrees on Friday.
>>>
>>> The RAC regularly warns motorists of the dangers of leaving children and
>>> pets in cars during the summer months.
>>>
>>> A previous warning by RAC patrolman Leigh Bavin said this was 
>>> particularly
>>> dangerous behaviour.
>>>
>>> "As the temperature inside a parked car can be as much as 20 degrees to 
>>> 30
>>> degrees higher than the outside temperature," he said.
>>>
>>> This story was found at:
>>> http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/guide-dog-dead-after-being-left-in-hot-car
>>> -20130207-2dzwn.html
>>>
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