The following reports are but a fraction of the hundreds, even thousands, of instances where every year dogs are left in parked cars to die. A lucky few survive. (One county animal shelter reports getting three to six heat-related calls of animal cruelty or animals in distress each day.) Also, many young children die as a result of being left in parked cars in the summertime. One Web site tracked 16 toddlers and infants dead in 2008 in the span of only two months.
7/22/2011, Sacramento, CA
Woman arrested after puppy dies in hot car
A Rancho Cordova woman has been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly leaving her dog inside a hot car, fatally dehydrating him. The Folsom Police Department said officers found a 6 month old Pomeranian/Shih Tzu mix puppy, Gizmo, lying on the rear floorboard of a black Honda parked in a WinCo lot around 5 p.m. Wednesday. (CBS Sacramento)
7/18/2011, Johnson City, TN
Dog dies in hot car, owner speaks out
Last Thursday, Brandon Kincaid left his dog in the car while he ran an errand. Even though the windows were down, the dog died of heat exhaustion. (TriCities.com)
6/22/2011, Ontario, CA
Dog left in hot car dies while owner shops
Police say a 19-year-old woman is facing animal cruelty charges for causing her dog's death by leaving it in a hot car while she went shopping. (KABC-TV)
4/11/2011, Altamonte Springs, FL
Two pugs left in hot car in mall parking lot
Two women face animal-cruelty charges, accused of leaving two dogs inside a hot car in the Altamonte Mall parking lot last weekend. Bridget Maria Casiano, 42, and Nancy W. Charrez, 47, both of Port St. Lucie, each are accused of two counts of animal cruelty by tormenting, depriving, mutilating or killing animals. (Orlando Sentinel)
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