People and their pets!

[twobits]

I can not believe how some pet owners are sooooo dumb. The SPCA has adds on radio, tv and newspapers about leaving a pet in a car with summer heat baring down on it. You can leave the windows open or even take off the doors, but, the vehicle is like a solar panel, it will get bloody hot inside. Leave your pet at home!! IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE WITH YOU ALL THE TIME. You will kill it.

That is a little dramatic. A car with all the windows down is ventilated. We could get into a discussion about the difference between a two door pickup and a four door sedan but it is moot. What would be better in your opinion....a dog in a car with all the windows rolled down and in shade, or a dog in the back of a pickup parked in a parking lot in direct sun?

I'd go with the dog in the shade of the car roof.

[diggermechanic]

Two bit... sounds like your last comment is one bit short. What is wrong with leaving a pet home when temperatures are uncomfortable for them. YOU tell me why a pet must be dragged to a shopping centre parking lot and left in a car with widows open or not.....shade or not. What benefit is it to have a pet in these conditions? Do you think the pet likes it or is it that the owner is less considerate or trying to prove something to someone.

[Static]

Not everyone wants to be in a place where there are loud children running around because their parents are horrible at their responsibility as a parent. Some places that come to mind are restaurants and malls.

[Beerhunter341]

Automakers should be taking the initiative to accessorise vehicles with an automatic, solar powered cooling (A/C) system. Then this would be a non issue

[Daspoot]

Solar powered Ac would require extensive panel size and isn't really an option.

[twobits]

Solar powered Ac would require extensive panel size and isn't really an option.

Yes, another less than well thought out solution. After all, if solar A/C for a vehicle were possible, what car manufacturer wouldn't offer it? First one to the plate that can sell you a car that will be A/C cooled from the from solar when you get off work or come out of the Mall will have hit a home run not seen since the discovery of penicillin. It would make the iphone look like a trivial product.

[Bsuds]

While they are not an AC there are solar car fans that supposedly keep a car cooler in the sun. I don't know how well they work and would never use one to keep a pet in my car.

[Symbonite]

here is the solution...keep your dog at home...