Humane society reports recent rise in people abandoning dogs in record heat
FORT WORTH, Texas - The Humane Society of North Texas is reporting a recent rise in carelessness with animals and dogs being abandoned in the triple digit heat.
In the past ten days, they have seen five cases, with two resulting in the dogs dying.
The humane society released video of two of the recent cases.
One shows a dog, hot and limping, that was found just outside the Humane Society of North Texas building in Fort Worth.
He found a bit of shade to lie down.
The belief is that someone just outside their surveillance camera’s view let him out of a vehicle and kept going.
That dog, who they’ve named Arthur, is improving but still needs medical care. He's now up for adoption.
"I don’t think people understand how dangerous it is," said Destiny Vandeput, with the Humane Society of North Texas. "We think he must’ve gotten hit by a car before he finally found that shade and rest right in front of our door."
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More humane society video shows a pup who workers said was delivered to their lobby by someone who found her inside a hot car.
Another dog that was found with her did not survive.
Arlene is what they now call her. She's showing signs of improvement.
The humane society said, in the past 10 days, the rate of abandoned dogs has increased, with the extreme temperatures making the matter all the more disturbing.
"I don’t really think there’s one clear reason why we are seeing this uptick, but what is clear is the danger that it puts these animals in when someone just opens the door and lets the dog out," Vandeput said. "Really, what we need is the community’s help and the community’s understanding. This is very dangerous. It’s never an okay thing to abandon your dog, but in this heat it is extremely dangerous."
The city of Fort Worth Animal Control said it has seen a slight increase in abandoned animals in recent weeks.
A spokeswoman said the department is monitoring the problem.