A dog enjoy the grass more than the hot pavement Saturday, June 17, 2017, at The Hydrant Club in downtown Las Vegas. (Scott Kost/KSNV)
The hot weather is especially dangerous for pets. A law in place this summer make it a crime to lock them in a hot car.
“Senate Bill 409 passed in the last legislative session raised the penalty for leaving a pet in a hot locked car to the same level as leaving a child in the car,” says Cathy Brooks, owner of The Hydrant Club.
If convicted of a crime under the law a person faces 6 months behind bars or a $1,000 fine.
Dog owners are also warned to keep their pets off hot sidewalks and pavement, as it can burn their feet, says Brooks.
The Hydrant Club's mission is to help owners be the best parents to their pups and how to best integrate dogs to city living.
jhnkango on June 19th, 2017 at 06:01 UTC »
While the title is nice, the author is being intentionally deceptive here.
Leaving a cat or dog locked in a car under extreme heat was already an existing law in Nevada.
This new legislation (Senate Bill 409) just adds this provision: if the car engine is running when the animal is unattended, that too is a misdemeanor.
The quote in the article says that Nevada is just raising the penalty to be on par with child locked in a car laws (read: car engine on addendum). So really the title and/or the text should read this:
"New Nevada law makes it a crime to leave pet in vehicle with engine running"
frogjg2003 on June 19th, 2017 at 05:39 UTC »
Isn't this already covered by animal cruelty laws?
Seankps on June 19th, 2017 at 02:00 UTC »
Wait, there's a New Nevada now?