Country Music Starlet and Television and Broadway Actress Advises: 'Keep Your Dog Cool in Warm Weather'
For Immediate Release:
June 1, 2011
Contact:
Shakira Croce 202-483-7382
Nashville, Tenn. - Tony, CMT, and ACA Award–nominee Laura Bell Bundy and her adopted Chihuahua, Norma Jean, "giddy on up" with PETA to remind people never to leave their dogs unattended in vehicles during the warm summer months. Bundy, along with Norma Jean, will unveil the brand-new ad in person at the Centennial Dog Park on Thursday.
Where: Centennial Dog Park (at the corner of 31st and Parthenon avenues), Nashville
When: Thursday, June 2, 12 noon sharp
"[P]eople need to know about it," explained Bundy in an exclusive PETA interview. "They leave their dog alone in the car, unintentionally thinking it's OK if they go inside the grocery store for five minutes, but … it's a hot car, and you wouldn't want to be left alone in there either."
Every year, PETA receives reports of dogs who die as a result of being left alone in a car on a warm day—even when the windows are left slightly open or the car is parked in the shade. On a relatively mild summer day, the temperature inside a shaded car can climb to more than 100 degrees in a matter of minutes. Dogs can quickly succumb to dehydration and heatstroke and suffer brain damage and even death as a result.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.