Sheriff Smashes Car Window to Rescue Overheated Dogs

[CherokeeDem]

55. I am appalled....

at the posters here who place their own inconvenience over the lives of human or animal. To even think there is enough time to wait for police (or animal control) is irrational. As divernan states, it comes down to 'good faith' and in my opinion the right thing to do.

Years ago, I was in downtown where I live, walking toward my car, when I saw a crowd gathered around a car parked in front of a restaurant. As I got closer I realized people were trying to get the doors open because there was a dog inside, barely responding to them. Someone came out of the restaurant with some large pipe-like thing and began to pound on the side window. He was a slight young man and wasn't making much progress when someone spotted a mounted police officer and flagged him down. The policeman had about a foot in height and fifty pounds on the guy, he took the pipe and in a couple of whacks had the window broken and grabbed the dog, a terrier. Someone from the restaurant brought out ice water and towels, wrapping the little guy in cold towels and after a few minutes, the dog began to respond and drank a bit of water.

The officer started to call for animal control, but a cruiser pulled up and offered to take the dog to the vet. One of the servers from the restaurant rode with him, carrying the dog. The mounted officer asked the crowd a few questions, 'Did you search for the car owner?' They had. 'Did you call 9-11?' They had, that's why the cruiser showed up.' The officer then said, you did everything correctly and if this should ever happen again, send someone to look for the car owner, call us, then do what you have to do.

If you have any compassion for living creatures (human or animal) you will do what you have to do.