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Am seriously freaked out by this article. (Which may even be free access for the rest of you as it's BMJ -- go on, give it a try! Er, unless you think you might find it disturbing too, in which case, don't.)

PSA You Probably Don't Need But I'm Writing About This So You Get It Anyway:
  • NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS ALONE IN A CAR. EVER EVER. EVER. Even if it's not that hot out and the windows are cracked. Terrible things happen!

  • And check your car every time you get out of it, in case a child or a pet got in!

  • Especially during times of family upheaval!

  • And check the car first if a child goes missing!

  • Including the trunk!

  • And if you see a child or a pet left alone in someone else's car, I don't CARE if it's embarrassing, call 911 NOW!
Thank you. This concludes your freakout of the day. I'm leaving now...

here's the thing.

Date: 2006-07-06 10:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] claris.livejournal.com
Children - NEVER leave in the car. I mean shit, I had to start using the child locks for my car windows because my dog figured out how to roll them down & I'd find her half out of the back windows - imagine what kind of trouble a creature with curiosity and opposable thumbs can get into.

Pets - well, I'm sorry, but don't be a dumbass about the weather. Zoey comes with me in the car for about 3/4 of the year, and in CA, that's fine - she only goes with me to places like the boathouse, etc., where it's fairly isolated & I can leave the windows half down. But right now? In July & August? When it's 80 - 100 degrees out? yeah no. I don't care how pouty she gets, that dog is staying home.

in terms of animals, the people that wig me are the ones that leave their dogs tied up outside of a store & go in & can't keep an eye on them. Dude, that's like leaving a four year old in the middle of an intersection! wtf?

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