Protect your pets during hot weather
The Seattle Animal Shelter reminds pet owners to use common sense and good judgment during the heat of summer.
Don't leave your pet in your car. On hot days, cars left in direct sunlight can reach temperatures of 130 degrees. Even dogs left in cars with the windows cracked and in the shade risk brain damage or death on hot days.
Other tips from the animal shelter: Never leave animals chained or penned in direct sunlight; provide shady areas where animals can retreat, and provide cool water; avoid overexerting animals in hot weather; and if animals are left indoors where there is no air conditioning, open the windows, keep a fan running and provide plenty of water.
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PUPPYLUVSME
Thursday, 28 June 2007
Dumped kittens drown
Dumped kittens drown in dustbin
Two kittens drowned when they were dumped in a bin which filled up with rainwater in Shropshire.
Three more kittens were rescued after being found in the bin by children in the playground of Idsall Secondary School, Shifnal.
The kittens, thought to be four or five weeks old, were taken to a veterinary surgery for emergency surgery and are now recovering at an RSPCA centre.
The RSPCA has appealed for information about Monday's incident.
Student vet nurse Rachel Owen said the kittens were "thin, wet, cold, hungry and very frightened."
RSPCA Inspector Jackie Hickman said: "These kittens have endured such a traumatic experience.
"They would have struggled to survive as the water level rose higher and higher - and tragically the weaker kittens lost the fight.
"I am absolutely appalled by what has happened to these poor kittens. Anyone tempted to do the same thing should remember that it is against the law to abandon an animal and cause it to suffer."
She added: "I would ask people to think of anyone locally who had a litter of kittens or a pregnant cat.
"These kittens are not feral animals, they are used to being in a home environment, so who has tossed them out of their home causing them immense stress and suffering?"
from the BBC
Two kittens drowned when they were dumped in a bin which filled up with rainwater in Shropshire.
Three more kittens were rescued after being found in the bin by children in the playground of Idsall Secondary School, Shifnal.
The kittens, thought to be four or five weeks old, were taken to a veterinary surgery for emergency surgery and are now recovering at an RSPCA centre.
The RSPCA has appealed for information about Monday's incident.
Student vet nurse Rachel Owen said the kittens were "thin, wet, cold, hungry and very frightened."
RSPCA Inspector Jackie Hickman said: "These kittens have endured such a traumatic experience.
"They would have struggled to survive as the water level rose higher and higher - and tragically the weaker kittens lost the fight.
"I am absolutely appalled by what has happened to these poor kittens. Anyone tempted to do the same thing should remember that it is against the law to abandon an animal and cause it to suffer."
She added: "I would ask people to think of anyone locally who had a litter of kittens or a pregnant cat.
"These kittens are not feral animals, they are used to being in a home environment, so who has tossed them out of their home causing them immense stress and suffering?"
from the BBC
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