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Don't leave pets in cold cars - Catherine - 01-09-2025
This is just like the summer warning about hot cars, only it is about the cold.
A car sitting outside cools off very quickly. Pets left in a car like that become cold very quickly.
They can even die from that cold.
https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/opp-warns-of-dangers-of-leaving-pets-in-cold-cars-1.7167256
In the summer a car acts like an oven when it heats up. It gets hotter than the surrounding temperature.
In the winter the same car will act like a refrigerator. It holds the cold and gets colder. A pet left in that car will be in distress very quickly.
Metal gets cold and cars are essentially metal. Pets can go into distress and die from being in a cold car.
Please never leave your pet in a cold car.
RE: Don't leave pets in cold cars - LPC - 01-10-2025
You are right to draw attention to this issue.
RE: Don't leave pets in cold cars - Catherine - 01-10-2025
In any of the northern countries right now, even a short time in a car can be deadly.
I just wish people would take it seriously.