Is this Abuse and what authorities should be Notified.?

Question

Should I call police? My boyfriend thinks I am overreacting?
Where I live it is -17°C / 0°F.
I saw this poor dog in a dog kennel on the back of the bed of the truck.A German Shepard I think.
On top of this bad situation the truck traveling at least 100km/ 63mph.
I memorized the plate number, so I could report it as soon as i got home.
When I got home and told my boyfriend said that I was totally overreacting and that the dog is fine.
would a dog survive that temp outside of a truck?
Or should I report this stupid person to police.

I feel so bad that I did not do more while I was driving behind the truck.
I know if it were me in that dog place, I WOULD BE DEAD.

Answer 1

They do make portable kennel heaters, and he could have very easily had one in the kennel with the dog. Typically, people who go through the trouble of putting their animal in a safe traveling kennel, are not endangering their animal. You don't know if he had blankets, a sweater, or a heater, so you really can't claim abuse.

Answer 2

I would have called the police IMMEDIATELY!

0 degrees is 0 degrees whether the dog is in a yard or in a truck bed.

That is way too cold & with the wind chill from the truck traveling at that speed, it must've been way colder than that to the dog. He could've or may have suffered from hypothermia.

What's even worse is, the fact that the dog was in a crate in the back of the truck instead of up front with the driver, tells me that he may have been traveling for a long distance.

The question you should ask your boyfriend is if he would allow a child to ride in the back of a truck like that in that type of weather. If not, then it shouldn't be allowed for a dog or any other animal for that matter.

Do the right thing, call the police... you might save that dog from death.

Answer 3

Yes,I would report the person.Who knows how the dog is treated at home? It may be kept outside with no shelter. A dog in a kennel with the wind blowing on it in very cold weather is in danger of hypothermia or frostbite. It shouldn't be allowed. Of course,on the other hand,it may have just been a short trip and the dog is fine,but better safe than sorry.

Answer 4

Sad, but I do not think so, the dog is in a kennel. They will say he is protected from the outside elements.

Edit: the cab of the truck is going to block some of the wind from hitting the kennel, especially if it was up in front of the bed.

Answer 5

You don't say what part of the country where you observed this and humane laws vary greatly state by state. Why not report it to both the local humane officer (usually affiliated with a local animal shelter) AND the police? Many times complaints of this nature allow you to maintain your anonymity. The fact of the matter is that you have nothing to lose but, potentially, the dog has everything - including his safety - to gain.

Answer 6

Yes, you would be dead if it were a human!
mcdanniells and richard is right!

A dog has an adaptive feature which makes it withstand such temperatures.
If you were to travel in the alps in southern europe, you could visit the monastery where huge St. Benard dogs are kept. These dogs help the monks to find men who got lost in the dee snow of winter! and there is no special cold protective covering for them!
Sledge dogs that mcdanniels named are called huskies. These dogs can be used to pull carts. I know you have heard of Horse cart, but ever heard of Dog Cart? Six good dogs can draw a man confortably but nine is the best team!
Would you call that abuse to see a Dog-drawn cart?

perhaps you will be able to understand more of what a dog felt if you were wearing an extra thick layer of skin and a whole lots of fur coat...

Answer 7

The dog is fine, he is in a kennel, the wind is hardly going to hit him that much plus he is a German Sheppard or maybe he is more Husky? they look a lot a like. The fur and skin layer is pretty thick and heavy especially on a Husky. Them dogs are naturals in the freezing cold wind and weather. Think sled dogs.

Answer 8

Please report it people don;t think that cats or dogs have feeling' and they do' they have feeling ' feel hot in the summer and can die in the winter of freezing to death.Let the animal control officer contact this @SSHOLE AND TELL HIM' OR HER IT;S NOT OK' AND THEY MUST HAVE A WARM Safe place for animals at all times...Thank you for caring

Answer 9

Wind speeds in excess of 40 mph have little additional chilling effect. By going faster, he was saving his mutt time in frozen hell. And yes, I've been in windy frozen hell. Where the value of F is equal to C (do the math). I survived, but wished I was covered with fur to make the trip less painful. Don't worry about the critter, in the bed of a pickup, his chill was much less.

Answer 10

You are as hairy as a dog?? Heck one my dogs I had had three coats! Three! He would sleep out in the snow for it was to hot for him in his dog house, we would drag him inside the house when we wanted him inside (which was usually the kids who wanted him in).
When summer came it was like we slaughtered a dog outside in the yard there was so much hair.

What was the temp inside that dog house? Was that dog house heated?
Over reacting. Calm down and give your own dog some pats on the head.
Ever heard of sled dogs?