Awareness
AWARENESS: Reposting from Caroline Viola "The tragic story of the magnificent police canine German ShepherdBelgian Malinois police K9, Archer, who died from overheating in the police vehicle, has stunned, shocked, and saddened all of us. Please let this be a very powerful reminder to every single pet owner to never, ever leave your animal alone in your vehicle unless you have the kind that has air conditioning running while your vehicle is locked. Even with windows down a few inches on all sides, that car can become an oven in 20 to 30 minutes and animals can die of heat stroke. They cannot cool themselves down as quickly in as well as humans can. They are wearing a fur coat and can only get relief from the heat by panting. It’s not a lot of relief at all. If you cannot be with your animal at all times while out running errands then leave them at home. Another very important reminder is to never tie up your dog while you go off to run errands, go get something to eat, go shopping, or go surfing dogs can be stolen, or they can be highly stressed while waiting for owners to come back and exhibit behaviors that might not be good. For example a small child may want to pet your dog that is stressed and tied up with a noisy environment all around and may bite the child. These are two very basic, but very important reminders to keep our loved animals safe. I have no doubt this police officer is feeling the full guilt of what she did and I actually believe she feels about as low as she can feel. Let the law and the courts decide what her consequences should be. Let’s just focus on all of us learning a heavy duty lesson from this." If you encounter this, contact HPD (Honolulu Police Department) at 911 non-emergency. Find this report and thousands more at searchssh.com Stay safe out there! searchssh.com - reportssh.com - sshintel.com #hawaii #stolenstuffhawaii #petowners #heatstroke #staysafe