At the Emergency Animal Hospital

[cool_chick]

My dog had diarrea and wasn't eating. Took her to the emergency dog hospital yesterday. She's still there. They allow me to visit, so I went earlier, and then tonight around 9ish....

Anyway, it was probably 100 degrees today. Right now, it's something like upper 80s.

Some guy comes in carrying his dog, this dog is drenched and is panting profusely. The people there ask what happened as they're running to the room, the guy says "she was in the car too long..." and off they go.....

I am completely sick to my stomach over this. I never understood why people would leave an animal or a child in a car when they, themselves wouldn't sit in the car under those conditions. If it's too uncomfortable for them, it's too uncomfortable for animals and children.

WTF is wrong with people? I honestly don't get it.

[fastpat]

It's actually worse for dogs than humans, their heat transfer systems are pathetic compared to ours. I get upset when I see people take a dog to an outdoor event that lasts for more than an hour. Dogs need water about once an hour in hot outside weather, when I hunted my German Wirehair (easily a dog marathon run), even in cool autumn weather, I watered her every 45 minutes or so, and fed her a small amount every two hours.

[450knotOffice]

Stupid idiots!

[dd74]

In L.A., we have near militant dog lovers. If a dog is locked in a car with the windows rolled up, people will...

1) Call the police or Triple A to jimmy the locks open.

2) If that doesn't work, people will pick up a brick or rock and break the windows of the car to release the dogs.

But it doesn't stop there:

I know people who have broken all the windows in a car - not just one, slashed all four tires, and even set cars on fire.

This is the wrong town to mistreat a dog...

[widebody911]

Originally posted by dd74
(...)and even set cars on fire.

...but being from LA, they forgot to let the dog out first...

[Tobra]

Originally posted by widebody911
...but being from LA, they forgot to let the dog out first...

Sorry,hope your dog is okay CC, probably just some viral enteritis or something, will perk right up when he gets rehydrated

[speeder]

Frank Zappa said it best, (as usual): "What separates humans from other species is our ignorance, arrogance, laziness and stupidity."

I'm one of those nutty animal-lovers, and when I see or hear of someone torturing an animal like that, I want to throw them in a jail cell in Death Valley w/ no A/C and very little air supply, and have the guard come by every once in a while and say, "sorry, I forgot all about you....."

People suck sometimes.

[Icemaster]

Sometimes?

Most times...acts of kindness or benevolence or selflessness are sadly the rare exception than the rule.

[Mr_Wizard]

Have to say it, I am a big fan of my dog. Wife left, money is half gone, but the dog is still mine!!!!!! Trust him more than anyone else I know.

[Superman]

Dogs and children are not the problem. It's the adults. They're the problem.

[Moneyguy1]

Kind of like another thread about celebrities.....Why do people dote so much on animals and treat them like humans?

I love animals, have been involved with the Humane Society and animal rescue, but still do not understand the fixation. In our neighborhood, there are far to many dogs, the weather here is very warm in the summer, some are left out in all weather, and bark incessantly because they are frightened, lonely, bored, thirsty or in a good degree of discomfort. And all we see on TV is "adopt an animal" ads by shelters, and investigating the situation, I was informed it is not the responsibility of these agencies to check up after the animal is "placed".

Why?

[dtw]

Funny story (from my point of view, anyway):

For a brief period before going to grad school, I paid the rent and saved for tuition as a repo/tow driver. During the day I had various areas I'd patrol and at night I repossessed cars.

One day in July or August, it was 100 degrees or so outside and sunny, and in one of my client's lots I happened upon a Honda 4-door with a cute little dog in the backseat panting. Owner nowhere to be found. I'm a fanatical dog-lover too - so I popped the lock on the door of the Honda, dropped the e-brake, and whisked the Honda, dog and all, back to my lot. I let the poor fella out and took him into my office and gave him a big bowl of cold water, which he was very happy to have. The owner came and picked up his car and got an earful from me. He never said a word.

People Are Stupid Addendum: On my way back to my tow lot with the car, someone saw the dog in the back of the towed car and called in to our dispatch to complain about the cruelty. I got patched through, and was ranted at until I cut them off and asked "How is a dog in the back of a car being towed somehow different (and cruel) versus a dog in the back of a car being driven?? If anything, I'm driving more slowly and deliberately?!?!". Having been 0wn3d, the complainer promptly hung up.

I mostly can't stand people. I mostly LOVE dogs though.

[vash]

dog neglect comes in different packages. i see them kept in the backyards, unwalked all the time. then the ball builds up momentum. due to the lack of human interaction, they "act up". pee in houses, bark, pull on the leash, etc. which makes them less fun to hang with, which makes them more alone, and on and on and on.................

locking one in a hot car is just savage.

[12own911]

Dumb stupid people...

[masraum]

I'd rather have people put down than animals.

I think cowboys should have their nuts painfully tied up before they ride a bull or horse in a rodeo. That would be sporting. The bull's nuts are tied up and uncomfortable which is why they buck, I bet it'd be a lot harder to stay on if your nuts were all strapped up too.

I'm pro animal.

[dd74]

Originally posted by masraum
The bull's nuts are tied up and uncomfortable which is why they buck...

Doesn't that also go for husbands, too?

[masraum]

I think husbands' nuts are more like dogs that get locked in a car, mostly abandoned.

[dd74]

Originally posted by masraum
I think husbands' nuts are more like dogs that get locked in a car, mostly abandoned.

...and sometimes when being rescued, catch fire - at least in L.A.

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally posted by Superman
Dogs and children are not the problem.

W.C. Fields would disagree.

[Moses]

Originally posted by masraum
The bull's nuts are tied up...

Not true.

http://rodeo.about.com/od/bullridingfaq/f/bullbucking.htm