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It was a hot summer day. The lady opened her window a little, got out of the car, and left a little white poodle, wearing a rhinestone collar, peering after her as she hurried into the store. A passer-by asked the lady, “Are you going to leave your adorable little dog in the car on such a hot day?” The lady was quite indignant, and replied, “I will only be gone a few minutes, she’ll be fine. Mind your own business!” The passerby waited in the parking lot, watching the little dog. In a few minutes, it began to pant. After five minutes, it was going from window to window, panting heavily, pressing its little nose against the hot glass, looking for its mistress. Soon the lady returned. By this time the little dog was frantically clawing at the windows, trying to escape the car that was now a scorching prison. Every year, pets and even children die in hot cars. The word for an animal overheating is “hyperthermia.”...
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