Dogs Trust Issues Statement on Death of Police Dogs in Nottinghamshire
Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, is saddened to hear about the death of two German Shepherd dogs who were found in a vehicle parked outside the Headquarters of Nottinghamshire Police on Tuesday.
Whilst the cause of death is still to be determined, the charity would like to remind dog owners and police dog handlers that leaving your dog locked in a car can prove fatal, particularly during a heatwave. It can take just twenty minutes for a dog to die and temperatures reaching over 40 degrees in some vehicles.
Dogs Trust has compiled three essential tips for owners to help their dogs beat the heat:
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* Walk your dog in the morning and evening when the weather is cooler and make sure shady spots and drinking water are available.
* Clip the fur of particularly hairy hounds and apply canine sun cream to areas most likely to burn: ears, nose, and belly. Human suncream can be toxic so buy a special pet version from your local pet shop.
* Be extra vigilant with older and overweight dogs as they are more prone to overheat. In a real emergency wet your dog thoroughly and use a household fan to blow cool air over their head and body. Seek urgent veterinary attention.
If your dog shows signs of distress – such as excessive panting, blueness of the tongue or collapse contact your local vet immediately.
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There is no excuse for the totally avoidable horrendous deaths of the two GSD Police dogs that died as a direct result of being left shut in a Police vehicle outside Nottingham Police Station on tuesday.
It is all very well for the Police and public to lay floral tributes for the dogs and deem it a sad acident but surely this incident needs to be addressed fully and as both the rspca and Police force have been advising people that it is against the law to leave a dog shut up in a vehicle therer must be just cause for a prosecution.
The rspca Animal welfare 2006 has written under the new legislation that it is an offence to cause unnecessary suffering to any animal with a maximum penalty of a £20,000 fine and or six months imprisonment.
A comment made by an rspca spokesman “I am sure this isn’t the first incident and it won’t be the last,” seems to attempt to defuse the severity of this horrendous incident but it is the suffering that these poor animals must have endured that must see an example made of those found responsible so incidents like these DO NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
Andrew Meads
Safewings Wildlife Conservation Projects
Isham
Northants
NN14 1HP
Tel; 01536 726113
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