Poop is poop, it’s either hard or runny. Bottom line is the dog crapped in the crate. If my dogs were in the car, in their crates, which is how I travel with them, and they pooped in the crate while I was on the road what other choices do I have? I’m not home where I have my fancy grooming supplies, warm water, the dog bath, etc. Now if I was on my way to a dog show I would have some of those things with me, he wasn’t. I’m not sticking up for mitens, but sheesh, what else could anyone do other than to find a place to hose it off and maybe stop and get some Kaopectate to give them to stop the runs.
Maybe the dog had the runs before they left and that’s why he put him in the crate outside the car which is even worse. That would mean the dogs wasn’t feeling well and shouldn’t have even been taken on the trip.
BTW the dog didn't just "crap in his crate" if it was dripping down the back window of the car.