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Pet Rescuer Jailed for leaving Dog in Car

Friday, August 12, 2005

Here's a strange story. Patricia Siems, President of All Dog and Cat Angels animal rescue in Lawrenceville, was put in jail after having left her pit bull in a hot car for nearly 2 1/2 hours.

She claims it was a stupid thing. Sounds like it. But rescuing animals has been her life's work, and she's a veterinary technician at that.

According to the police report:
...she left Hank in her car for two hours and 25 minutes, and a Department of Agriculture animal protection inspector measured the temperature inside the car at 103 degrees. Siems, 42, wishes she had left Hank at home. She contends, though, that Hank was not in danger. She left the windows rolled halfway down, left him with water, and periodically returned to check on him and run the air conditioner, she said.
So if she was checking up on the dog periodically, leaving him with water, and running the air conditioning, then it clearly was intentional. I'm not suggesting she meant harm, I'm suggesting that she planned it out.

That's beyond stupid. Considering her life's work with rescuing animals and being a vet tech, I can't figure this one out.

5 Comments:

  • According to one report "Siems left the dog in the car because she thought the meeting would be in a restaurant, not in a meeting room." I'm not sure if that meant the dog would have been allowed in the restaurant but not the meeting room so she was stuck or what. But it seems to me she should have made other arrangements immediately upon finding that she would have to leave the dog in the car. Shame on her. Thank goodness the dog is okay.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:56 AM, August 12, 2005  

  • I am not saying what she did was not stupid... but her they put in jail and how many others who kill and tortue animals, they let go.

    By Anonymous paula, at 10:25 AM, August 14, 2005  

  • Steve,
    We all do mistakes... she did what she could to make sure that the dog was getting water and air. There is no reason to say" it was intentional" it sounds like you are someone who knows it all and you are not! There are lot of people who take their dogs with them wherever they go, I think we are streching this specifc issue a bit more.

    By Blogger sunil, at 1:59 PM, August 18, 2005  

  • OH GOD NO! Don't Jail an animal rescuer! We all know there above the law! Oh yea and they all walk on water too! I hope she rots in jail! I'm so sick and tired of everyone thinking that these animal rescue people are so much better than everyone else. If I work with abused children is it ok for me to abuse children too? Get a grip Paula!

    By Blogger dog_gone, at 2:11 PM, January 25, 2007  

  • Question? Is it ok to allow the dog to stay in the car in cool weather. say in the 55 - 60 range?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:02 PM, February 25, 2007  

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