Va. SPCA exec's dog dies after 4 hours in hot car
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- An executive for an anti-animal cruelty group says her 16-year-old blind and deaf dog died after she accidentally left him in her hot car for four hours.
Robin Starr, the CEO of the Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, says she didn't realize "Louie" was in the car until noon. Starr's husband, Ed, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch he put the dog in her car as she got ready for work Aug. 19. She often took the dog to work with her.
Robin Starr took the dog to two clinics, but he died of kidney failure.
The National Weather Service says the temperature had reached 91 degrees by noon that day.
The board of the SPCA says it still supports Starr, who has been CEO since 1997 and does not plan to resign. It was unclear whether she would be charged.
What? Really? Not going to resign?
- YOU ARE THE CEO OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT FIGHTS AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY!!!!!
- YOU BAKED AN ELDERLY DOG IN YOUR DAMN CAR!!!!
- YOU SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO BREATH, NOT TO MENTION RUN A COMPANY LIKE THIS.
And her excuse, Oops, I didn't know. What? Why is no one held to any standards anymore. When did Oops become a get out of jail free card.
- Oops, I shot my damn fool self in the leg trying to pull my gun out of my sweats.
- Oops, I drowned dogs for a while, but I can throw a ball.
- Oops, we photo-shopped a black guy out of our overseas adds, please buy our computers.
- Oops, I smoked crack ever since I found my mouth, please let me be mayor....twice....now a councilman. Oh yeah and Oops on the stalking and tax evasion.
WTF people? We need to take a real close look at our brother or sister human next to us, and smack that fool on the back of the head. Because there are stupid people everywhere.
Thus saith the King.