The dog wouldn’t last much longer so the man took matters into his own hands (Video)

Hearing about animals trapped inside hot cars is ridiculous and infuriating. Why do people insist on putting their pets’ lives in danger? Jason Minson, an Army veteran who runs a landscaping business, was out on a job in Norfolk, Virginia, when the first of several unusual things happened. Minson was inspecting a tree in a yard when he heard a bang on the street. When he went to check, he realized that a car driving by had bumped another car parked on the street. If that hadn’t happened, Minson probably never would have approached the parked car and discovered what was inside. A black puppy was sprawled out on the floor of the vehicle — the noise and shudder seemed to have woken him up for a moment. And he was incessantly panting. “It was the kind of panting that was the last effort a dog does to try to cool himself off,” said Minson. He immediately called 911 and requested help.

The police dispatched a unit to come help the dog — but they also informed Minson that breaking the window of the car to free the dog is a crime. While laws vary state by state about what to do in this type of situation, damaging the car would be considered a crime in the state of Virginia. Wanting to do whatever he could for the dog while he waited for more help to arrive, Jason decided to try to offer the dog some water. He brought two bottle of water to the sliver of opened window and the dog jumped up on the seat and started drinking from it. The dog went through the whole bottle. And then another. At this point, Jason was getting really upset. He generally considers himself to be a level-headed and tolerant person, but letting the dog remain in the car while he became more and more distressed was starting to feel impossible. An animal control officer arrived and she started to try to pry the door open, but it wasn’t working.

The dog seemed to be distressed, and was clearly hot

And nearly 20 minutes had passed since Minson had found the dog — and he was worried they were already out of time. “The dog had laid back down on the floor of the car and wasn’t panting as quickly,” Minson said. “I honestly didn’t think this pup was going to make it,” Minson wrote. How could someone leave a dog here like this? The dog seemed like he could no longer sit up very well. He was obviously exhausted, hot, and dehydrated — he didn’t seem like he would last much longer. That’s when he took matters into his own hands. Using the baton from the animal control officer, Minson smashed the window and opened the door. The animal control officer rushed the dog over to her van and took him to the vet for urgent care. And the owner of the dog was charged by the police. Minson received a call from the police, too — but to be a witness at the hearing about the incident. The following day, Minson went to visit the pup at the facility where he’s recovering. Already, the dog seemed to be much stronger. Watch the video, although it’s illegal to break a car window where Jason lives, he didn’t hesitate a second to save the life of this dog!

Please share this story so people are aware that there are consequences to leaving your dog in a hot car! At least this story ended with the dog surviving — not all of them do.

“This is REAL talk people,” Minson wrote on Facebook after the dog was saved. “It’s hot out and if you leave an animal in your car [he’s] going to die from the heat … Take care of your fur babies.” 

Source: wamiz.com