I'm more than sure these people are absolutely devastated by this.
I've got to wipe my monitor now. Damn thing is all blurry.
Any of Senator Jeff Flake’s relatives in the area?
Oh no ... devestating.
My first suspects would be the other competitors at the show, especially any in direct competition for particular awards. I’m privy to some chat among competitive cat breeders, and some of the stories they have to tell are mind-blowing. People can and do poison, steal, harass, and otherwise interfere with others’ show animals in order to prevent them from beating their own animals in these competitions.
Idiot. Driver should suffer the same fate
Oh, how awful.
Blurry monitor here as well, ... did you see the article stating that idiot John Kerry wants to eliminate air conditioning.
Years ago we used to haul tens of thousands of baby chicks from hatcheries to farms with no air conditioning in the truck.
In the hot summer we opened scoop vents all along the side to keep air flowing to the birds. If we broke down, we opened all the doors, windows, vents and often would remove some in the center to allow air in and heat to escape.
Once after a several hundred mile journey to Mexico to deliver chicks, there was no one there to greet us at the border. We got on the phone, they dispatched someone from a hundred miles away in Mexico to get the chicks. As it was very hot, in that time we drove around in circles mile after mile in a five acre circle till the trucks arrived. Our losses in birds was very low.
ASPCA
I knew an independent trucker who was hauling choice and prime beef carcasses from Liberal, Kansas to Eglin AFB, Florida.
He had a full load and a few hundred miles from Eglin his refer went out. When he got there they were just beginning to thaw.
If the Air Force had turned down the load, he would have been ruined as he would have been liable for the whole thing.
He told me he was sweating it out but they accepted them.
What a horrible way to die. Our temps hit 104 yesterday in Minnesota. Poor, poor pups. I love dogs and can’t imagine their suffering. Just bad.
Well there goes my evening———poor babies.
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Tragic. But a reminder...when lives are at stake, do not rely wholly on modern electric/electronic technology.
He only planned to be in the dry cleaners for a minute or two but you never know.
I’m surprised they did not have a fail-safe circuit which would have set off an alarm horn if the breaker tripped.
One thing this is puzzling. The accident happened at a hotel. Most motels and hotels now allow pets in rooms, with an additional fee. You’d think that individuals who invest so much money in breeding and showing champion dogs would place their animals inside the hotel, under the care of the owner or handler.
However, I am not a breeder or a handler; just the proud owner of a noble basset hound and two yippy chihuahuas (the hound claims me, while the chi’s bond with Mrs. Spook). Their only competition consists of finding the best spot on the couch with us to watch TV or take a nap.
Oh nooooo.... this is so sad. :(
This AC unit had to draw 20 amps easily. Her Rig was set up to do that ? And the "hotel" had 20+ amp outlets ?
What about when she's driving ? Her GD truck or car could not provide the kind of AC needed for that many dogs !
No, She would need a generator to provide the 20 amp power needed to cool the trailer they were in. and that generator would have to run constantly.
She sounds like a $hit puppy mill owner, not some "show dog" owner
Unless there’s a need for a vet visit, my dogs are all grounded until cooler weather comes.
No such thing as infallible AC.
This is, sadly, the first year that Odin did not get to the stores for his birthday, July 12.
It was in the 90s and he had to make do with raw bones and a squeaky snake toy.
On a similar note, everybody and their brother asks me where Pinky the Boa is, when I’m out on my Harley.
So I have to explain to them that, while ‘too cold’ may not be not optimal, ‘too hot’ is lethal for snakes.
He could get irreparable neurological damage from a surprisingly short exposure to high temps.
Love your critters, leave them home.
Shockingly, I have seen people hauling dogs around in the high 90s, lately.
Shut the idiot driver up in similar conditions. I’d laugh as she suffered. Poor innocent dog babies.
Someone should alert John Kerry, he thinks AC is as bad as ISIS.