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In reply to the discussion: Would you break into someone's hot car for a dog? [View all]jwirr
(39,215 posts)109. I voted no because I would have called the authorities.
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Caveat: I would not break a window. If the door was unlocked, I would try to help the animal.
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#5
Because the application of laws is this country is currently ass-backwards.
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#38
Good for you. My guy tried to sue me for his window, never even got to court. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
May 2013
#82
Yes, but only if I'd called the police first and cleared it with them in advance.
Ian David
May 2013
#18
Not unless the dog appeared to be suffering due to the heat, but I would definitely call
Arkansas Granny
May 2013
#34
Not true. There are places where it is legal to break a window to save an animal. n/t
cui bono
May 2013
#48
Someone upthread said it's legal in AZ. And I remember hearing it's legal here in SoCal
cui bono
May 2013
#58
Most likely not. The dog would have to be in distress for me to consider it.
ZombieHorde
May 2013
#45
No. I have seen it many times where a dog is left in the car with a window partly open in the Summer
quinnox
May 2013
#60
A filet mignon, lobster tail and baked potato left unattended in a hot car
Puzzledtraveller
May 2013
#67
I have in the past, or rather, I informed a store owner that a car parked outside
Cleita
May 2013
#68
In a situation like that, it's best to call the police or animal services. n/t
Cali_Democrat
May 2013
#69
as a last resort, absolutely. I wouldn't leave any animal to die in a hot car
magical thyme
May 2013
#76
If I'm in my home county, no, because our cops have excellent response times.
politicat
May 2013
#96
well, kind of hard for the sun to come out in the evening which is what I was talking about
ProdigalJunkMail
May 2013
#107