Why do people leave dogs and children in a hot cars?
@PatZAnthony (14752)
Charlotte, North Carolina
August 13, 2019 5:27pm CST
There are so many reports of people leaving dogs and children in hot cars that certainly everyone here has heard about these issues.
We have made some reports when noticing these things and one time it was an adult with Alzheimer's Disease left behind. The husband said the wife was just too confused to take into the store. What? So there she sat in the heat.
Animals, children, adults all deserve to be taken care of properly. Have you had these things happen where you live?
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@marguicha (215403)
• Chile
13 Aug 19
I cannot imagine that! And is it legal to call a cop?¡
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
14 Aug 19
because they're too stupid to be entrusted with a living being.
yea,some woman was arrested a couple of weeks ago for leaving 2 dogs in a car.
the cops and fire department up here don't take kindly at all to that.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Aug 19
@scarlet_woman
It is such a hurtful thing to happen to a living creature. How could some be so uncaring.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
27 Aug 19
I have never had a problem as I have been aware of the danger. I think the problem is that some people don't realize the danger.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
27 Aug 19
The reports we have read show the person forgot the child was with them @1hopefulman
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@marguicha (215403)
• Chile
13 Aug 19
Not here, but I have heard a lot of it happen in the US. Probably it is because people have more cars. Who knows!? But I have never heard of a child here dying from heat.
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@marguicha (215403)
• Chile
14 Aug 19
@PatZAnthony It is a shame. I hope the culprit ends up in jail for a long time. I can´t buy the sentence 'I forgot'.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Aug 19
We have had way too many happen here @marguicha where the parent stated they forgot the sleeping child was in the car. Really sad.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Aug 19
@JudyEv
It is a mess here but guessing it happens everywhere. Are people so ignorant they don't see the harm they do to their pets or family members!
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug 19
@PatZAnthony Some have somehow 'forgotten' they have a child in the back. It's unbelievable really.
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Aug 19
Some might think they will just run in for a quick minute but you know the family or pet is suffering during that time @sophie09
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
27 Aug 19
seen it too many times. Can not understand how a mother can forget her child is in the car? I either took mine right by my side or left them at home with a sitter. As for animals I wonder why they are not just left at home ? it's crazy
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
6 Sep 19
@PatZAnthony I still can not figure it out
when you leave your car don't you look around to make sure you have everything? makes no sense and I find it hard to believe someone can be that dizzy. Should not be driving in the first place. Dangerous to everyone. 
when you leave your car don't you look around to make sure you have everything? makes no sense and I find it hard to believe someone can be that dizzy. Should not be driving in the first place. Dangerous to everyone. @PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
6 Sep 19
Read some instances where the mother did not usually have the child along and simply forgot. What a nightmare! How does one continue to breathe after that.
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@tammys85 (29951)
• Baltimore, Maryland
21 Aug 19
@PatZAnthony I honestly don't like to judge people, as I wouldn't want it done to me, but I just can't imagine forgetting my own child. :( You're right though, it is a terrible thing to experience. :(
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
26 Aug 19
@tammys85 We have read about several instances when this happen with children and the parents had honestly forgotten their child. One person thought another person had taken the child out of the care. That has to be a nightmare.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Aug 19
Maybe some really do forget @tammys85 that a sleeping child is in the car. I has to be a terrible thing to experience.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
13 Aug 19
It is all too common here as well and it makes no sense at all.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Aug 19
@PatZAnthony If the alarms that they sell there really isn't any excuse for even one to die in a car.
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Aug 19
It seems we hear about these things on a weekly basis and I can't wrap my head around it. We understand sometimes people make a mistake, but too many seem to be by choice @BelleStarr
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
28 Aug 19
Pat there isn't a day goes by that the news doesn't have a story about a child or dog dying in a car or a child drowning in a home swimming pool! I don't care if you have to put a bell around them--do something so you know where they are every minute!!
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
6 Sep 19
Yes @GreatMartin it is heart breaking to hear about. A buzzer of some kind on a child (or pet) that goes off when you are too far away is available and probably everyone should have these!
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
6 Sep 19
@PatZAnthony One of the car markers recently said they have 'something' to solve the problem--I hope they don't wait and charge a fortune for whatever it is!
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
2 Sep 19
It breaks my heart to hear about the children and pets that were killed this summer in cars. I can't even imagine how anyone would just forget pets and children in a car... I don't think any of this happened in my area, I heard about it happening in the US via Facebook and the US television.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
6 Sep 19
It is so awful. How does any parent (or pet owner) recover from such a thing.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
27 Aug 19
The cases we have read about, the people forgot they had the child or dog with them b/c they usually did not @just4him
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@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Aug 19
@PatZAnthony It's sad when there's a change in routine and the person forgets their child or dog.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
27 Aug 19
@nela13
From what we understand, these has been instances where the person usually would not have that child or their dog with them and forgot. Terribly sad.
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@nela13 (55698)
• Portugal
28 Aug 19
@PatZAnthony It is terrible because frequently the child or the animal ends up dying.
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Aug 19
Yes, no one has said they did it on purpose. We have read stories we we really felt the parent just forgot @CarolDM
It's so sad.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
14 Aug 19
The why of it is something I cannot excuse or forgive
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Aug 19
It is so terrible here, but guessing it happens in many places.
Hope you are doing well!
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Aug 19
People just don't think when they do this.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Aug 19
It is @sol_cee
We called the store and told them what was happening, gave car info and sat with person. Said we would call cops in a few minutes if no one came. Husband returned, upset with us, upset with security, but we have services here that will help so you can shop OR DELIVER what you need so person not left alone.
@dgobucks226 (34356)
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28 Aug 19
Another question I always ask is why the need to take your dog with you in the car on a hot summer day? Common sense is not so common is it?
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Aug 19
Yes @porwest it does happen all the time. Not sure how we can stop this.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
15 Aug 19
@PatZAnthony Unless someone can figure out how to fix stupid, I think we are doomed to keep on hearing about this sort of thing.
@Ladanger (14582)
• United States
14 Aug 19
They should leave the air conditioner on in the car and keep the car on. Atleast for pets and adults like that. A child is no excuse. Sometimes when i stay in the car i make sure the air conditioner is on. I would never be sitting in the heat.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
27 Aug 19
These were cases where the person usually would not have had their child or pet, so somehow they forgot @Ladanger
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