'Angry cattle dog' left in vehicle at Darien Lake

What a moron - the owner. That dog should be taken away immediately and permanently. Can't they run the plates and have the owner paged? Angry? I'd be angry, too, if I was penned up in a car on a day like today. Not in distress? Well, let's wait until the poor animal dies from heat exhaustion! Really? It doesn't sound like anyone in this scenario is working with a full deck. Get that dog out of there!!!

Sorry ... heat affecting my brain ... angry, but in good spirits? WTH? OMG!

Something happens to that dog - not only should the owner beheld liable, so should Darien Lake security! You don't wait for signs of distress in this heat to call animal control! Who says they will get there in a timely manner? How can you tell how long the animal will have to live in heat like this. The whole bunch is nuts!

As an animal lover, I will be following up on this story!

Would you do the same for a child? Duh!

This doesn't set well with me either. Whether its a quick run into wilson farms for milk or a day at Darien Lake it just isn't right. Especially on a 90+ day. Not sure how they're keeping track of his level of distress... are they taking his vitals? I would think by the time he shows visible signs it's too late. If it were me, I would have slim jimmed Cujo out of there long ago. But I don't see animals as possessions. I know some people do.

They need the county sheriff there or animal control not just Darien lake security. sorry read that wrong a deputy is there. something needs to be done NOW.

If someone isn't smart enough not to leave a dog in the car in this heat, they have no business owning one.
Get the dog out of the car and do not return it to the owners.

This is so sick and twisted I hope someone in the police dept. pay these people a visit right at their front door. In that visit I hope they take that dog from them and check their home for other pet abuse. That poor dog did not deserve that treatment today and that officer in my thoughts should have done what ever he had to do to get him out of the car or find those people to get to their car right away!!!! Sorry Go above and over to save that poor dog!!!!

Really????? This idiot HAD to bring their dog to Darien Lake on the hottest day of year so far,no shade???? Why didn't the deputy run the plate and get car owners name???? I have an A/C thermometer stuck in my car's vent and it was well above 120,closer to 140 w/ windows rolled up. Animal control needs to visit this moron and remove the animal from the home. As far as breaking windows....as much as you want to help dog or animal,more than likely the animal will perceive you as an intruder and attack you,possibly injuring you. I for one cannot afford any excess medical bills/possible complications.If this person is this ignorant,how do you know tha animal has had all it's proper vaccinations???? Then you possibly would face criminal charges for damaging property......

Bleeding hearts TP? It is call being humane and responsible. How would you deal with being left in a car with little water, wearing a fur coat (in your case long sleeve shirt and jeans) with little ventilation? Would you leave your child in those conditions? I am a dog owner myself; yes I have left my dog in the car for 5-10 minutes with all the windows down and a bowl of water. Bob is right if, the wrong person reaches in a car, one may be bit. My pup is friendly when she sees that I am not threaten and socializing with people. She has snapped at some of my friends when they reach in my car and I am not acknowledging them. Yes, Police have the ability to run the plates. However, it may be a rental or a friend's/family member's vehicle. I am sure they knew who the owner was. Heck, I served with K-9 units in the Middle East where it gets 130 degree. They have their dogs in that heat for 30 minutes and then rest the dog.

This idiot was stupid to bring the dog to Darien Lake to begin with. I agree that this individual should answer to this. Leaving a dog for a few minutes is one thing and I doubt highly that this individual was only there for a few minutes.

BTW, Hope everyone had a Good Memorial Day! POW-MIA: You Are Not Forgetten.

Go ahead and blanket ALL the windows, crack them ALL down... then sit in your car for a while. You have hands and could find something to fan yourself. You could break yourself out of the car if it got too intolerable. Dogs have no options to do either.

There shouldn't have been any "efforts" put in place yesterday to keep the dog from overheating or dying. It shouldn't have been in the car when the outside temps were above 90 to begin with!

I didn't take any credibility away from PETA by my comments. The information came from their site, thank you.

If I was to break the law, I'd take my punishment. But it ain't gonna happen, so the point is moot.

A reasonable assumption can be made from the inferences, that if this would have been a baby many of us would still be bleeding hearts. Dogs are every bit as helpless as a baby.

And with this post, I'm done. It appears that there are those of us on the side of the defenseless dog, and those on the side of the careless insensitive owners.

Let us keep this in perspective; what we are talking about is a dog, an animal. Yes it is somebody's pet who did a stupid act by locking it up in a hot car. When you start talking about destroying an individual property as retaliation, you are now getting into a criminal realm. Think with your head, not with your heart.

Give the owner a bowl of water and let said owner sit in car for a few hours. Like the Sheriffs don't have enough things to do than monitor the bad judgement of an animal owner. SAD!