Det. Hayes (civilservice) wrote in casefile, @ 2018-05-08 21:51:00 |
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Entry tags: | character: emmett hayes, narration: network, player: mimi |
Today was the first day of 2018 that we hit 75F, which means we're now officially into Frantically Googling Whether It's Legal To Break A Car Window To Save A Dog season.
For those of you calling our office or stressing out at home, Washington State provides Animal Control Officers the legal right to break into any car or enclosed space where an animal may be at risk. If you suspect an animal of being in danger in an enclosed space, the thing to do is to call animal control (or, yes, 911 if you think there's an emergency) and give them all the information you can. If Animal Control suspects the animal is at risk, they will dispatch someone to handle it. In very rare cases, if the situation seems dire, they may authorize you to break the window yourself--but please let them make that distinction and talk you through how to safely do so, to protect both yourself and the animal in question.
Bear in mind that when the outdoor temperature hits 75 degrees, the interior of a car can reach and exceed 100 degrees in ten minutes or less, and can rise exponentially to potentially deadly temperatures in a matter of minutes.
Also bear in mind that I'm very good at breaking windows, and most of your neighbors have either me personally or the DSD generally on their speed-dial.
Be smart, Fall City. Don't leave your dogs locked in cars.
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