Our smaller four legged friends are almost as essential at an event as the bigger ones
With a hot summer in Australia upon us and seemingly hotter summers happening around the world, doggy owners need to be on their guard. Dogs should of course never be left unattended in cars or enclosed spaces in horse trucks in summer as temperatures can suddenly rise and leave dogs in a dangerously hot environment.
AnimAlarm is an innovative, portable and easy to use temperature warning system that allows you to monitor the temperature in any environment ensuring that your dog, or even horse in an enclosed truck or float, is safe and comfortable at all times. On reaching your trigger temperatures the AnimAlarm sends your nominated phone a text message to alert you and continues every 1°C/2°F beyond your trigger temperatures
AnimAlarm outlines how quickly animals can suffer during transport in hot weather
“Most people do not realise how hot it can get in a vehicle whilst in transit. Research shows that even in a moving vehicle with the air-conditioning on or the windows open the temperature throughout a vehicle can vary by up to 7°C (45°F), it can be 27°C (81°F) in the front near the air-conditioning or open window and at the same time be 34°C (93°F) in the back where your dog might be!
With an external temperature of 25°C (77°F), the internal temperature of a stationary vehicle (i.e. in a traffic jam) can exceed a fatal 33°C (91°F) in a matter of minutes! These temperature changes happen very quickly – typically 50% of the temperature increase occurs in the first twenty minutes. So this can mean when it is a temperate 18°C (64°F) outside, in your car it can reach 34°C (93°F) in 20 minutes and a staggering 50°C (122°F) in a matter of an hour.
Whatever environment your dog is in we recommend that the upper trigger temperature is set at 25°C (77°F) and the lower trigger temperature is set at 10°C (50°F).”
The AnimAlarm utilises the gsm network enabling it to work worldwide, can be purchased online and costs £107.99
