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Just been shopping at my local supermarket, and noticed the woman in the car next to me (supermarket worker) was letting her 2 dogs out for a wee. She then shut them in the boot, and went back to work in the supermarket.
The windows were already well steamed up, so don't know how long they've been there already- presumably she's doing a full shift.
These are large 'husky' type dogs, shut into the boot space (not even back seat) of a Fiesta.
It is only around 12 degrees C, but it looks very confined.
It looks cruel to me, but I thought I'd ask the masses on here- should I report it, or mind my own business?
You don't know if she's doing a full shift and you don't know if she's doing this once out of some sort of necessity or every day.
It's a difficult one when you don't know the full scenario.
Can't be as bad as the woman on telly last night with 41 dogs. 41! She had a husband too, which I found incredible (all things considered).
Report it. There's no excuse for that.
Go and have a word, her reaction might dictate whether you report her or not. I'm very much on the report side of things though.
Steamed up windows, dogs inside. Do something.
How about going to store manager and suggesting he/she advises member of staff - they might find a solution. alternative is smash the window 😉
I was away working at a client house last week, normally My wife will take a day off work to look after the dog (he normally comes to work with me when I'm at base)
she hasn't got any holidays left, so I took him.
got to clients area, took dog for a 40 min walk, popped him back into my defender, where he lays down and goes to sleep at 9am, let him out at 12.30 for a 20 min stretch up the road, and then back in landy till 3.30
he just sees it as another little kennel on wheels,(van, no side windows) windows were down a bit, in shade (although it wasn't warm) - wouldn't contemplate this AT ALL when hot.
He loved his day out !
So it can be a difficult thing to judge
I'm not making any judgements about the rights and wrongs of the situation but I'd be inclined to report it to the customer services desk in the store, get them to put out an announcement over the PA.
If there's an innocent/acceptable explanation, no harm done, if dogs are in distress/at risk, issue gets sorted.
Not ideal, but you don't know the full situation. She may only be in for a staff meeting or an hour shift.
I'd go with a non-accusatory chat with the supermarket manager out of concern for the dogs.
Our local rescue place has an "Are you ready for a Husky" folder as people who get them are often ill-prepared to look after them effectively.
If I went back and saw the same situation a second time I'd ask questions.
If there's an innocent/acceptable explanation, no harm done, if dogs are in distress/at risk, issue gets sorted.
There's never an acceptable reason for leaving dogs in a car with the windows shut. At any time of year.
[b]cozz[/b]'s comment reminded me of this joke:
A body engineer from Land Rover goes on an exchange visit to Toyota in Japan and watches the engineers developing the latest Land Cruiser bodyshell. He notices that on the workbench they have a cat in a small cage and he asks what it's for.
The Japanese engineer tells him when they have finished a Land Cruiser they lock a cat in it and go home. If the cat is dead when they return in the morning they know the shutlines on the doors are up to their high standards.
The LR guy likes this idea and when he gets back to Solihull he takes a cat to work and locks it in a Defender and goes home for the night. When he returns in the morning, the cat is gone.
As a former supermarket checkout operator, I guarantee the shortest shift is six hours. She should be leaving them at home and asking a neighbour to let them out, or paying a dog walker. At the very least.
Don't know the full situation, so can't and won't judge.
Did they seem distressed ? If not, it may be better than the alternatives. I wouldn't do this through choice with mine, but on a one-off desperate situation, who knows...