Inside a car, fifty percent of the temperature increase typically occurs in the first twenty minutes. This means when it is 64°F (18°C) outside, inside your car it can reach 93°F (34°C) in 20 minutes and a staggering 122°F (50°C) in a matter of an hour. Don’t think – for a minute – that your dog can withstand the rising temperatures of a parked car!
Due to the Greenhouse Effect, you might as well leave your dog in an oven – cause that’s what it’s like to a dog in a hot car. Seriously.
When it come to handling the heat, dogs cannot take it as hot as we can. Their body temperature is already higher than ours. They can’t sweat. And panting, their main means of cooling off, is a rather inefficient means of dissipating body heat especially in a hot, humid car. Find out more about the dangers of hot cars below. The more you know, the more dogs you can keep cool – especially your own!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE When the Weather Heats up, Dogs Suffer and Die in Hot Cars Like They Were Being Cooked in a Microwave Oven. But It’s 100% Preventable! SACRAMENTO, CA – Every year, when the weather heats up, countless dogs die from exposure to......
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Capital Office: (916) 319-2053 District Office: (213) 620-4646 (Sacramento, CA) Assemblymembers Miguel Santiago and Marc Steinorth, in conjunction with Senator Steve Glazer, Assemblymember Bill Quirk, and 13 other co-authors announce introduction of new legislation aimed at protecting Good Samaritans in California. Earlier......
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Victoria Stewart – (916) 319-2040 Media Advisory: Assembly Members Steinorth, Santiago Announce “Right to Rescue” Legislation at Humane Society of the United States Rally SACRAMENTO – Assembly Members Marc Steinorth (R-Rancho Cucamonga), Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) and Senator......
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Take a look at what happens to a dog left in a hot car at the mall parking lot!...
What happens when we get too hot? We sweat, all over. But it’s actually the evaporation of the perspiration from our skin that provides the cooling effect. This aids in our Thermoregulation, the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries,......
If you will be leaving your pet behind while you travel, you can either find a safe place for him or her to stay, or find someone to care for him or her in your home....
It's important to ask yourself if taking your pet along is what's best for him or her — or if it's just what's best for you....
The same process that heats up our greenhouses to grow plants is also responsible for heating up our cars – much warmer than the outside temperature in a matter of minutes....