There is no doubt that every student during his or her studies deals with a great variety of tasks where writing plays a fundamental role. In general, writing short essays is a well-known part of every education process. It should not be as complicated as completing a capstone project, or a dissertation, or a report. In order to illustrate the way to complete a nice short essay, such issue as the dogs being trapped in hot cars was selected.
Saving Dogs Trapped In Hot Cars
Every summer many dog owners leave their pets in the hot car without realizing the real dangers for a dog and how fast the temperature inside can actually rise. Well-behaved people cannot just open the unfamiliar car forcibly in order to save a pet without facing any charges in many states.
It is a fact that a car may turn into the terrible burning hot oven in a very short period, even if it does not feel that especially warm outside. For example, when it is a 78-degree day outside, the actual temperature inside of the parked car can rise to 110 degrees or even more in less than 20 minutes. Moreover, when it is a 90-degree day, the temperature inside of a car will reach unbearable 160 degrees in 10 minutes or less (“Dogs in Hot Cars and on Hot Pavement”). It is worth stating that beating the heat appears to be extremely dangerous for the dogs because they can only cool themselves by sweating through the paws pads and by panting. As a result, there is a high chance that they can even die from heatstroke or the brain damage that may be caused in less than 15 minutes of being trapped in a hot car. For these reasons, it is crucial to emphasize that there are several steps that people can do to save the dog trapped in a very hot car.
First of all, it is necessary to remember the color and the model of a car and take a picture or write down the license plate number. Secondly, it is possible to go to the nearest building and politely ask the manager or the security guard there to make a special announcement in order find the dog owner as quickly as possible. Thirdly, he/she has to go back outside to the car or ask somebody you know to keep an eye on that dog in order not to leave it until it is safe. When the car owner appears, it would be useful to talk to him/her and share some facts about critical outcomes of this “hot” situation.
Besides, if there are any heatstroke symptoms experienced by the dog such as heavy panting, excessive thirst, restlessness, lack of coordination, vomiting, lethargy, rapid heartbeat, dark tongue, lack of appetite, or bloody diarrhea, it appears to be an emergency! (“Dogs in Hot Cars and on Hot Pavement”). That is why even if the police are unreachable or they cannot to come at the moment, people’s instinct can decide to break the window of the “burning” car as soon as possible and to set the suffering dog free.
Furthermore, when the “savior” manages to get a dog out of a car, he/she needs to take the pet to the air-conditioned vehicle or a building. In fact, he/she should to provide water for the pet to drink, or maybe even spray the pet with a garden hose or immerse it in the tub of not very cold water for a couple of minutes in order to decrease the body temperature.
As it has been noted, it is essential to educate people about the dangers of staying in the “burning” car for the pets. With this in mind, it is worth creating the law projects considering the pets left unattended in the dangerously hot cars in the summer as well as the laws for citizens, which are trying to help a pet trapped in an extremely hot car.
Works Cited
- “5 Things to Do if You See a Dog in a Hot Car.” PETA. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 July 2015. .
- “Dogs in Hot Cars and on Hot Pavement.” PETA. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 July 2015. .
- Du Toit, Jessica. “Is Having Pets Morally Permissible?” Journal of Applied Philosophy, vol. 33, no. 3, 2015, pp. 327-343.
- Gomart, Samantha B., et al. “Accuracy of different temperature reading techniques and associated stress response in hospitalized dogs.” Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, vol. 24, no. 3, 2014, pp. 279-285.
- Katzenbach, Julia E., and Daniel S. Foy. “Retrospective evaluation of the effect of antivenom administration on hospitalization duration and treatment cost for dogs envenomated by Crotalus viridis : 113 dogs (2004-2012).” Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, vol. 25, no. 5, 2015, pp. 655-659.
