Should you call the police when you see a dog locked in a car on a hot day?
Well, yes. But who should you call when it IS the police?
Follow these links to stories about dogs who died this year as a result of being left in a vehicle in hot weather. There are far more dog deaths than these, but there is something unique about this list. They are all police dogs who were left in a hot patrol car.
(This list is current as of today, but most news agencies remove stories after a certain length of time, so some of these may expire over time.)
http://www.topix.com/forum/news/obits/T3AOFVVPJOAKHCMAB
http://fetch6.arsalon.net/blogs/nosetotheground/General/tragic_trend_of_police_dogs
http://www.i4u.com/2012/07/chevrolet-tahoe/texas-die-suv-police-hot-dogs-2
http://www.examiner.com/article/two-bexter-county-sheriff-s-k-9-s-perish-after-forgotten-patrol-car-overnight
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/lake-city-fl/T4P9ARGMMHIP97BTT
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/fort-lauderdale-fl/T4TS6IK22GSF3FT8Q
http://www.topix.com/forum/phoenix/T3IE05IUCV1KC77I0
http://www.topix.com/forum/news/obits/T3AOFVVPJOAKHCMAB
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/bartow-fl/TDE299FO5DRIOU65T
http://forums.prosportsdaily.com/showthread.php?t=741084
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/oceanside/article_6d05ff25-3b9e-50f1-bdb1-1a5bae7ae862.html#.UBQ5UyLR9jI.email
http://fox8.com/2012/07/27/police-dogs-die-after-being-left-in-hot-patrol-car/
