Lone Star Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 SPCA exec's dog dies after being left in hot car The 16-year-old dog dies of kidney failure after being left for four hours RICHMOND, Virginia - An executive for an anti-animal cruelty group says her 16-year-old blind and deaf dog died after she accidentally left him in her hot car for four hours. Robin Starr, the CEO of the Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, says she didn't realize "Louie" was in the car until noon. Starr's husband, Ed, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch he put the dog in her car as she got ready for work Aug. 19. She often took the dog to work with her. Robin Starr took the dog to two clinics, but he died of kidney failure. The National Weather Service says the temperature had reached 91 degrees by noon that day. The board of the SPCA says it still supports Starr, who has been CEO since 1997 and does not plan to resign. It was unclear whether she would be charged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief1C Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Lock her in the car for four hours.. in high heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B the EMT Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Possible worst case scenario of "Do what I say, not what I do". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Star Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 Possible worst case scenario of "Do what I say, not what I do". But if you can't 'practice what you preach', maybe you should sit down and shut up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwiology Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 oooooh snap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMedic65 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 no excuse... no matter what cause she was fighting for. animal cruelty is a crime... she should suffer for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
under-dreaming Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Did I read that right? Her husband put the dog in the car in the morning for her commute to work? She found the dog at noon? Did she not leave the house until noon? It sounds like a sad accident. That is if she hadn't used the car at all when the husband thought that he would be doing her a favor by getting the dog ready to go with her to work. She is probably devastated. I don't see the hypocrisy (if it was, after all, an accident). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Plain Ruff Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Did I read that right? Her husband put the dog in the car in the morning for her commute to work? She found the dog at noon? Did she not leave the house until noon? It sounds like a sad accident. That is if she hadn't used the car at all when the husband thought that he would be doing her a favor by getting the dog ready to go with her to work. She is probably devastated. I don't see the hypocrisy (if it was, after all, an accident). So if a child was left in the car would that warrant the same response from you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
under-dreaming Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 So if a child was left in the car would that warrant the same response from you? No. Perhaps there was no warrant for any response from me on this subject. This story is extremely vague and I just wish I knew a little more. It is a strange situation. I will not defend something that I don't fully understand. The situation is certainly ironic to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Plain Ruff Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 No. Perhaps there was no warrant for any response from me on this subject. This story is extremely vague and I just wish I knew a little more. It is a strange situation. I will not defend something that I don't fully understand. The situation is certainly ironic to say the least. Not criticising your response, just asking if leaving a child in the car in the heat is the same kind of "Accident" I do think that one (the child) is much much worse than the other. Like in the movie Kung Fu Panda the turtle tells the small Rat or racoon or whatever the hell that guy was, I think his name was Master Shifu "There are no accidents" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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