Puppy breaks leg jumping from moving truck
Humane Society of Utah warns against unrestrained dogs riding in truck beds
A 4-month-old Labrador retriever, Pit Bull Terrier mix dog named Jezebel broke her left front leg jumping from the bed of a moving pickup truck the week of May 28, 2018. The dog’s owner surrendered Jezebel to the Humane Society of Utah May 30, and orthopedic surgery was performed Friday, June 1 to correct the fracture. Jezebel will spend the next four to six weeks recovering in a foster home. The Humane Society of Utah warns dog owners not to allow their pet to ride in the bed of a pickup truck or on a flatbed truck.
“There is no law in Utah that prohibits dogs from riding in the open bed of a pickup truck,” said Gene Baierschmidt, HSU executive director. “We tried to pass legislation years ago, and police supported the bill because dogs riding unrestrained in a truck bed can distract drivers or cause potential traffic accidents if they fall or jump out on the road, but many rural residents opposed the bill. We hope to educate drivers on the dangers to dogs riding in open truck beds and prevent accidents like this from happening.”
Jezebel’s owners reported that the truck was moving at a speed of 20 miles per hour when the puppy jumped out of the bed and onto the road. The location where the incident occurred was not reported.
Jezebel was taken to a local veterinary hospital where a cast was placed on the leg; however, the owners could not afford the necessary orthopedic surgery. The Humane Society of Utah used donations from an emergency care fund to arrange surgery with an orthopedic surgeon at a specialty veterinary hospital.
“Jezebel’s leg had a plate surgically attached to the bone to correct the fracture,” said Jamie Usry, HSU development director. “We recently held an online Day of Giving May 31 to fundraise for our Pieter Isgreen Medical Fund to offer help to animals in our care who need specialized medical procedures that are beyond what we can offer in our Clinic. We’re glad that we were able to help Jezebel but know that this injury was completely preventable.”
According to American Humane, 100,000 dogs are killed each year in accidents involving riding in truck beds.
Dogs that are unrestrained can jump or fall out of moving vehicles resulting in injury or death to the animal or other drivers. Pets should be kept in a kennel or restrained in the cab. Using a leash to restrain a dog in a truck bed is not advised since dogs have been dragged along the road and injured falling from a truck while still leashed to it. Dogs that ride in pickups can be exposed to tremendous amounts of dust and road grime from the open bed which can damage their eyes. The velocity of the air mass shooting into the dog's lungs is not healthy and can cause damage over time.
Although there is no state law, some Utah cities and counties have local ordinances stating that no operator of a motor vehicle can transport or keep an animal in a public place in or on any motor vehicle unless the animal is safely enclosed within the vehicle or protected by a container, cage, or other devices that will prevent the animal from falling from, being thrown from, or jumping from the motor vehicle.
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About the Humane Society of Utah
The Humane Society of Utah is dedicated to the elimination of pain, fear and suffering in all animals. Since 1960, the HSU has been sheltering homeless animals, fighting cruelty and neglect, and creating an environment of respect, responsibility, and compassion for all animals across the state of Utah. HSU is the largest open-admission
private animal
shelter in the state
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and welcomes any companion animal that can legally be admitted. As a member of the No-Kill Utah (NKUT) Coalition, the HSU works hard to ensure that every healthy and treatable pet that enters the facility will be placed into a loving home. The Humane Society of Utah is a local, private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that does not receive any state tax dollars or government funding. HSU is funded by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses and foundations. Read more about the HSU online at www.utahhumane.org
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With Father’s Day approaching and nearly 93 percent of dads with young kids working today, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Best & Worst States for Working Dads.
In order to help dads balance their dual role as parent and provider, WalletHub compared the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia across 20 key indicators of friendliness toward working dads. The data set ranges from average length of work day for males to child-care costs to share of men in good or better health.
Best States for Working Dads
Worst States for Working Dads
1
Connecticut
42
Alabama
2
Minnesota
43
South Carolina
3
Massachusetts
44
Georgia
4
District of Columbia
45
Arkansas
5
Vermont
46
Louisiana
6
New Jersey
47
Idaho
7
Rhode Island
48
New Mexico
8
Wisconsin
49
Nevada
9
Delaware
50
Mississippi
10
New Hampshire
51
West Virginia
Best vs. Worst
*Refers to families with kids aged 0 to 17 and in which the father is present
To view the full report and your state or the District’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-for-working-dads/13458/
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The personal-finance website WalletHub today released two key reports, one showing that consumers repaid $40.3 billion in credit card debt during Q1 2018, the second-biggest quarterly paydown ever, and the other finding that a Federal Reserve rate hike on Wednesday would cost people with credit card debt an extra $1.6 billion this year alone.
Below, you can find a handful of highlights from WalletHub’s Q2 2018 Fed Rate Hike Report and its 2018 Credit Card Debt Study, which is accompanied by a nationally representative credit card survey.
Cities with the Biggest
Q1 Paydowns
Cities with the Smallest
Q1 Paydowns
Darien, CT
Clarkston, GA
Lake Forest, IL
Coachella, CA
Southlake, TX
Chelsea, MA
Beverly Hills, CA
San Luis, AZ
Dix Hills, NY
Cicero, IL
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