A video posted to TikTok shows a woman in Dunseith, North Dakota, opening up an enclosed trailer at a gas station to reveal several panting dogs inside. The creator stated that the temperature was currently about 80 degrees, making the temperature in the trailer even hotter.
Some commenters were shocked that a pet owner would do something like this, calling for the authorities to be involved. Others attempted to justify the situation by defining the type of trailer the woman likely has.
The video above was posted by a truck driver who explains he had just woken up for the day at a gas station in Dunseith, North Dakota. When he looked out into the gas station, he noticed a woman opening a white enclosed trailer from the back, revealing crates with dogs inside.
The rest of the interior of the trailer isn’t visible, though it’s clear that it does not have any windows inside. There are two dogs clearly visible in the video, with the one on the right panting heavily inside a black cage.
As the dogs sit inside their cages, the woman can be seen looking at her phone and moving the door of the trailer in a fanning motion. She can also be seen repeatedly going into the trailer and interacting with something inside.
The truck driver then says, “She’s messing with something. I don’t know if it’s a little temperature recorder or monitor that she takes out and is looking at it, and then she thinks she is going to cool it down by fanning that door like that a couple of times before she closes it up.”
The woman can then be seen closing the trailer door, finishing putting gas in her vehicle, and driving away while the truck driver explains that he did call the authorities.
Comments and Reactions Towards Dogs Inside North Dakota Enclosed Trailer
There were various commenters who stated that the trailer was something called a cargo mate trailer that has a cooling system inside. One person wrote, “That’s a cargo mate trailer, they usually have air flow and temperature control. If she stops frequently to check on the pets they should be fine. She has the pets secure in a crate which is responsible. Obviously she knows what she’s doing.“
Other comments were more critical of the woman in the video, with another person writing, “That’s animal cruelty. She should go to jail. I hope you called the cops.” Similarly, someone else condemned the truck driver himself for only recording, writing, “why do people just record and not do anything 😡.”
In an update posted by the driver, additional information about whether the woman was stopped by police after they were called could not be found. Currently, as the video continues to go viral, viewers continue to leave their opinions in the comments section below.
