ASPCA Executive's Dog Dies In Sweltering Hot Car.

Both e-mailed me back and are in agreement that:

1. This woman is LYING through her teeth by claiming it's her husband's fault.

2. She should be prosecuted, as she certainly prosecuted others.

How the hell do you not even know you have a dog on board!? What sort of dog owner doesn't know where their dog IS for 4 hours? Is that taking care of the animal? And deaf and blind, it should be put down anyway - is THAT caring for an animal, letting it live in suffering?

This works the same way: they're at fault, but they didn't genuinely mean to do it.

I had a dog that lived to be 17. The older he got, the gassier he got. If he was in the car, the windows HAD to be down, and that STILL didn't completely mask his presence.

It's late summer, and I'll guess that Ms. CEO was riding with her widows rolled up, and the A/C on.

Also, WHO would put a 16 year old-dog in the cargo area of a vehicle? If it's an SUV, the animal is going to have difficulty getting out. If it's a minivan, a small dog could easily crawl under the 3rd row seat (if there IS one) and join you up front... which ANY dog would be inclined to do anyway!

Here's something to think about...

How many people has SHE charged with and had prosecuted for animal cruelty for the exact same thing?

The Executive Director of the SPCA in Erie County, New York (whom I happen to know) prosecutes people for this kind of thing on a regular basis, so I would have to assume that and ASPCA Director in Virgina would do the same.

I call bullsh*t on her "not knowing" the dog was in the car. Anyone with a dog knows that if you take it with you in the car, it's impossible to ignore their presence, ESPECIALLY older dogs, who have a tendency to be rather gassy and will silently announce their presence during the entire ride.

She was preoccupied, and simply forgot the dog was in the car. By the time she remembered and ran out to her car to get the dog it was too late.