Last week I
wrote about loving dogs. I had so much
fun doing that... as always!
And those
of you who know much about me know that I'm an officially inactive attorney.
Those two
interests came together this week when I learned that a law has been signed by
the governor of California
making it legal for people to break windows to save pets that are trapped in
cars in the heat.
On Monday
this week I visited Santa Monica ,
a nearby city along the ocean, and my car showed that the temperature was over
a hundred even in an area theoretically cooler than many--certainly cooler than
my home in the Valley. If anyone were to
leave a dog in a car for nearly any time at all anywhere around here, it could
die.
Now, there
are conditions under the new law, such as needing to contact the authorities,
and staying by the car till they arrive, but no one can be prosecuted for
saving an animal's life that way.
A few
months ago I did find a dog inappropriately locked inside a car in hot weather
in a local retail parking lot. At the
time, he didn't appear to be in immediate danger, but I was still
concerned. I ran around trying to find
the shopping center's security people and was unsuccessful. Fortunately, the owner apparently returned
since I saw the car driving away. I
wished I'd been closer then so I could yell at the person, but the main thing
was that the dog was hopefully okay.
Will I
break a car window now? Depends on the
circumstances. But it's nice to know I can
do it legally.
Meanwhile,
as I mentioned last week, October is approaching, and that's when UNLUCKY
CHARMS, my next Superstition Mystery, will be published. The promotional events
I mentioned then have begun. I really
had a great time at the panel at the Woman's Club of Hollywood. The Women of Intrigue event is next weekend,
I'm being interviewed online by Duquesne
Law School 's
magazine--my law school alma mater--and my blog tour is fast approaching. All fun!
And though
the weather here in LA is supposed to start cooling down, I'll keep my eyes
open anyway for pets inappropriately locked in cars.
4 comments:
I carry a glass breaker used for such an occasion in my car. All people have to do is sit five minutes in a closed car on a hot day to see how hot it gets. I bet they don't make it two minutes before they get out. Ovens should heat up that fast. Great post,Linda.
Fantastic idea! And now it's even legal. You're right. A car gets really hot inside really fast. Thanks, GBPool!
I wouldn't think twice about busting a car window to save a dog.
I agree, Annette, and it doesn't hurt that it's now legal in California!
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