In the last three years alone, at least 20 K9 officers—and possibly more—have suffered agonizing and entirely preventable deaths after being left in patrol cars on hot days.
In Georgia, K9 officer Sasha died from heat exhaustion after her handler left her in his SUV over the weekend. Sasha clawed through parts of the seats, bit through seatbelts, and tore off the rear view mirror in her frantic attempt to escape the vehicle. Last year in Louisiana, U.S. Air Force Security K9 Caro died from heatstroke after he was left inside his handler’s vehicle for two hours on a 95-degree day. And inSouth Carolina, K9 officer Emma died from heat exhaustion after she was left inside her handler’s vehicle for about 90 minutes—although the car was running, the air conditioning had malfunctioned.
To prevent more dogs from dying in vehicles this summer, we are urging the National Association of Police Organizations, the National Police Canine Association, the American Police Canine Association, and other K9 officer organizations to endorse the installment of innovative heat-alert systems in patrol cars, so that when temperatures inside the vehicles climb and these systems are activated, they sound an alarm, page an officer, attempt to start the car’s engine, and automatically roll down windows, potentially saving dogs’ lives.
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