No Dogs, Please!
04/27/2009
We love animals here at the Zoo—so we want to remind all of our visitors to leave their pets at home.
Pets are not allowed in the Zoo! (They could frighten or spread
diseases to our animals). And leaving a pet inside a locked car can be
deadly.
Even on a cool day (72 degrees) the temperature inside a parked car will
climb to 116 degrees within a hour. On a warm day, the temperature can
rocket past 120 degrees in just few minutes and will kill any animal
that is trapped inside. The results are so horrific that North Carolina law states that leaving an animal in a car during hot
weather constitutes animal cruelty if that animal is discovered to be
suffering.
The
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals offers this
tip: Never leave an animal alone in a vehicle. Even with the windows
open, a vehicle can quickly become deadly hot for an animal. Parking in
shade offers little protection, since the sun shifts during the
day.
Show your pets how much care. Leave them at home.
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