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Protect Your Pets During Hot Weather

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Industry Observer with Retired

Protect Your Pets During Hot Weather

 

We are experiencing high temperatures this week! The staff at the Montgomery County Animal Services & Adoption Center has important heat safety info for pet owners. https://buff.ly/3A7eVyD

 

Pets who are left unattended in vehicles are particularly vulnerable to heat-related injuries. On an 85 degree day, the temperature inside a vehicle can reach 102 degrees within 10 minutes, even with the windows cracked. If the vehicle is parked in direct sunlight, the temperature inside may rise up 40 degrees an hour. Pets are in danger of heat-stroke at 110 degrees. Pets left unattended in vehicles can suffer brain and organ damage after just 15 minutes. Under Chapter 5, 201(a) (13), pet owners can be issued a civil citation of $500 for leaving an animal unattended in a motor vehicle. In addition, pet owners may also face the possibility that their pet could be removed from the vehicle and the owner charged criminally for animal cruelty, under the Maryland Criminal Law 10-604.

 

 

Posted by

Roy Kelley, Retired, Former Associate Broker, RE/MAX Realty Group

Gaithersburg, Maryland  

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Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Hi Roy - absolutely!  Do leave a pet outside during this weather.

Jun 30, 2021 03:15 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Good morning again, Roy... you and I are on the same wave-length today! Great minds and all that! 😊

Jun 30, 2021 04:41 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Another great post about taking care of your pets, especially when there is extreme heat in the air.

Jun 30, 2021 05:08 AM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Good message here Roy. Don't forget about your furry friends and how they need to be  protected from the weather too.

Jun 30, 2021 05:51 AM
Bill Salvatore - East Valley
Arizona Elite Properties - Chandler, AZ
Realtor - 602-999-0952 / em: golfArizona@cox.net

Roy, so true,  Well done on the blog, thanks for sharing.  Enjoy Hump Day.  Bill Salvatore

Jun 30, 2021 05:52 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Roy,

Good advice and I just read Nina Hollander, Broker post with the same sage advice about summer and pets.  A

Jun 30, 2021 06:27 AM
Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
Superior Service!

Good morning Roy! It is so important that we look after our pets and protect them. I still don't know why some folks don't get that

Jun 30, 2021 07:47 AM
Larry Brewer - Benchmark Realty llc
Benchmark Realty LLc - Nashville, TN

Hi Roy - Maybe some day all cars will have a dog mode like Tesla that keeps the dog cool when the owner is out, and then reminds the owner that the dog is still in the car with a text message if they are gone too long.

Jun 30, 2021 08:14 AM
Roy Kelley

I was not aware of this interesting feature.

Jun 30, 2021 08:23 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Roy and with the heat through out the country it is important to take care of the animals.

 

Jun 30, 2021 08:21 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

With the heatwave raging here in the North West warning about protecting pets is especially important.

Jun 30, 2021 05:23 PM
Carla Freund
Keller Williams Preferred Realty - Raleigh, NC
NC Real Estate Transition & Relocation 919-602-848

Yes! You wouldn't think we need to tell people this but we do. We recently parked next to two cars both of which had their dog in the car while the owner was in the grocery store. One left the windows cracked and the other left the car running with the AC on. I was feeling a bit stressed for the dog in the car with the windows cracked. It was pretty hot and I could only home the owner was going to be quick.

Jul 17, 2021 05:50 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much for your comments. It is always good to hear from you.

Jul 17, 2021 08:43 AM
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