Nigel Gibbens - UK Chief Veterinary Office, Defra

"You'd think everyone would know not to leave animals in hot cars, but we're still seeing tragic cases of dogs dying completely unnecessarily.

This just shouldn't happen these days and I very much welcome this initiative by Dogs Today and the impressive response it's got from the public so far."

Stephen Fry

Stephen was very kind. He highlighted the campaign with a spectacular ReTweet (@stephenfry) to his 2.98 million followers. (A huge thank you to the wonderful Dogs Today reader who brought this campaign to Stephen's personal attention.)

Jilly Cooper

"Dogs Today is, as usual, fighting for a better life for dogs. Surely nothing could be worse for a dog than to be trapped in a virtual oven - it would literally boil. I'm delighted to lend my support to the Don't Cook your Dog campaign - it's something that has always upset me, even as a child I remember worrying about dogs left alone in cars in the summer. I believe offenders should be dealt with most severely to reflect the seriousness of the crime.”

NDWA - National Dog Warden Association

"The NDWA is very concerned about dogs suffering on hot days and we welcome this initiative to highlight the dangers. We have also seen terrible cases of dogs locked in conservatories – sunlight and glass really is a killer and people need to recognise these dangers."

Briony Rutt, Community Plan Project Manager, Tesco

"Tesco are keen to support the communities our stores are part of. With Community Champions at over 300 stores throughout the UK, they play an active role by raising awareness and helping their customers & community members with activities such as leading more healthy lifestyles, being part of community groups and working with school children on environmental projects. As part of this the Community Champions will display the Don't Cook Your Dog material to support the campaign and will have stickers available for those wanting to support the scheme."

Steve Allen, Governor HM Prison Dogs, Head of HMPS National Dog & Technical Support Group

"I've been working with dogs for over 44 years now and know how important it is to take good care of working dogs. I hope this campaign will go some way to help stop the tragic and needless deaths of dogs in cars."

Antony Worrall Thompson

"As patron of a dog rescue charity, it's a subject that's very close to my heart. I'm pleased to be able to offer my support to the Dogs Today 'Don't Cook Your Dog' campaign. Every year in the UK, too many dogs die in hot cars - and as owners we must take responsibility. We all know dogs should never be left alone in cars, let alone hot cars, so let's put a stop to this now. If you're planning a day out with your dog, think carefully about what you are going to do when you arrive, and if it's not dog friendly, it's a no go with your four legged friend".

Dr Ian Dunbar - vet & dog behaviour guru [United States]

"Never leave your dog in a car unless it has retro-fitted air conditioning that works when the car is stationary and turned off. And never leave children alone in a car at anytime."

Victoria Stilwell [United States]

Victoria gave her support by getting the message to all her Facebook friends, posting a article on her popular blog, Positively, and Tweeting the campaign to her 20000 followers!

Caroline Kisko - Secretary of the Kennel Club

"The Kennel Club welcomes the ‘Don't Cook Your Dog’ campaign and is very pleased to support it. Despite ongoing educational campaigns from many dog related bodies - including the Kennel Club - some owners still believe that their dog is safe left in the car with a few inches of window open and a bowl of water. Owners need to be extra vigilant when travelling with their dogs even in warm weather as it doesn't have to be particularly hot for dogs to suffer from heatstroke in a vehicle. We sincerely hope that by everyone lending their support to one campaign we can put a stop to the tragic cases of dogs dying in hot cars that we hear of every year."

Harvey Locke - President of the British Veterinary Association

"The British Veterinary Association is proud to be part of the Don't Cook Your Dog campaign. It's a simple but tragic fact that dogs die in hot cars and we need to get this message out to every single dog owner.

"Dogs should never be left in cars by themselves. Even when the day is just warm, not hot, it can quickly become very hot inside a vehicle. Leaving windows open and a bowl of water is simply not enough. Dogs perspire primarily through their tongues and paw pads so they can't cool down quickly enough to cope with the rising heat in a car.

"We're asking our members to display the campaign poster in veterinary practice waiting rooms to reach as many dog owners as possible."

Thames Valley Police

"Thames Valley Police take the care and welfare of their police dogs extremely seriously. All of our vehicles have for several years been fitted with 'run stop' air conditioning and kennel temperature gauges along with clear guidelines around the welfare of our dogs during hot weather. We welcome your efforts in campaigning to raise public awareness of the dangers of leaving dogs in cars during warm weather. Where appropriate we will intervene to ensure the welfare of any animal."

Allen Parton, Founder of Hounds for Heroes

"If there ever was a campaign that required every one in Dogdom to come together and act as one than this 'Don't Cook Your Dog' campaign has to be one of them.

"Together we can prevent further suffering of our faithful canine chums, by preventing mindless and thoughtless acts occurring. Shoulder to shoulder, we must all stand together to make a difference and prevent such needless suffering."

David Bowles - Director of Communications RSPCA

"The RSPCA fully supports this campaign. Every year, we receive thousands of calls from concerned members of the public worried about dogs left in cars during hot weather. While it's fantastic that people are so concerned, we all want to stop this problem happening in the first place.

"Everyone must pull together to make all dog owners aware that leaving dogs in cars like this isn't just unacceptable, it's downright cruel. Hopefully we'll be able to prevent the terrible suffering that these incidents cause, and save the lives of countless dogs."

Clarissa Baldwin OBE - chief executive Dogs Trust

"Sometimes people need to be jolted into action and we're hopeful that Dogs Today's 'Don't cook your dog' campaign will force owners to view their cars as potential ovens on hot days. Temperatures can reach over 40 degrees in a car and this extreme heat can kill a dog within just twenty minutes. We need people to realise that opening a window a couple of inches is not an acceptable measure to protect a dog. Lets hope dog lovers join Dogs Trust in supporting the campaign so this time next year we're not faced with more tragic deaths of 'cooked dogs'."

Mark Bossley - chief vet The Blue Cross

"The Blue Cross warns dog owners every year about the dangers of leaving their pet in a car on warm days, yet tragic incidents continue to happen. Cars act like greenhouses so the heat builds up very quickly and dogs begin to suffer within minutes. Vets see cases of pets with heat exhaustion far too often and we strongly support the 'Don't Cook Your Dog' campaign. Animals can struggle terribly in the heat so avoid taking dogs on long walks and never leave them in the car, even if you have the windows open. If you see a dog left in a car on a hot day and cannot locate their owner, seek advice from the police."

PetPlan - Pet Insurance

"Petplan, the UK's largest pet insurance provider, is pleased to support the Don't Cook Your Dog campaign.

We're urging all pet owners across the UK to get behind the campaign and put one of the car stickers we've produced, on behalf of our charity partners, on their car to raise people's awareness of the potential danger of leaving a pet in a car.

At Petplan promoting responsible pet ownership is at the heart of everything we do and that's why we work with more animal charities, vets and breeders than any other pet insurer.

With over 35 year's experience of keeping the nation's pets healthy, we believe that this is a vital campaign to stop the needless cases of dogs dying."

David Warner - Chief Executive National Animal Welfare Trust

"We fully support the Don't Cook Your Dog campaign from Dogs Today and are calling on dog lovers and supporters of the National Animal Welfare Trust to help spread the message everywhere. Our pets don't have a voice which is why, when dogs are still dying in hot cars, we need to spread the word."

David Ryan - Chair APBC (Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors)

"It might be very tempting to take your pet with you in the car if the day is not so warm, but with British weather you never know what's around the corner so err on the side of caution. Of course our dogs love to be with us and it can be heartbreaking to see the doleful expression of a dog that's being left behind, but we owe it to them to take proper care and not play Russian roulette with their lives. Rather than look upon leaving your dog behind as a sad affair, give them toys to keep busy and help the time fly past until you return. "

Dennis Baker - OBE Chief Executive of Wood Green

"Wood Green, The Animals Charity fully supports the 'Don't Cook Your Dog Campaign' as well as its parallel campaign 'Dogs Die in Hot Cars'.

During the warmer months a dog can die in a hot car in less than 20 minutes. We would remind people that under the Animal Welfare Act, pet owners have a legal duty to care for their animal and if they put their animal at risk, they could face prosecution.

Please be responsible pet owners this summer and leave your pets at home with a frozen Kong!"

Rachel Osbourne - owner Mutley & Mog

"Mutley & Mog are delighted to be supporting the Dogs Today "Don't Cook Your Dog" campaign. It is absolutely tragic that any dog can die in this totally unnecessary way and we hope that this campaign will get the message across for once and all that it is never acceptable to leave a dog in a car. The campaign stickers might looking quite shocking at the outset but I think this is exactly what we need to ensure that no dog cooks to death in a car again."

Prof Sheila Crispin - Chairman of the Advisory Council on the Welfare Issues of Dog Breeding

"I have always bordered on the neurotic about any human or animal unable to open doors and windows being left in a car - a situation that applies to animals, babies and young children. It beggars belief that people so often have no concept of how quickly the temperature within a car can rise to levels that are life threatening. Your campaign is spot on and raises awareness amongst all car drivers, as well as recruiting observant members of the public to glance inside parked cars on hot days."

Border Collie Trust GB

"Border Collie Trust GB is delighted to support the Dogs Today campaign to help bring to the attention of all dog owners the suffering endured by too many dogs each year. In attending many outdoor events during the summer months we hear the public announcements for owners to return to their car/caravan etc all too often and hope that this campaign will bring home the message - Don't Cook Your Dog."

Linda Ward - Boredom Busters Pet Care Services

"I'm so pleased to offer my support to the Don't Cook Your Dog campaign. I can feel how intolerably hot my van gets while I'm parked just for the few minutes it takes to collect a dog, and always have an assistant so I never have to leave dogs shut up inside the van. We really need this campaign to highlight just how quickly it can become dangerous to a dog, thanks so much to Dogs Today for being the driving force behind this."

Caroline Yates - Chief Executive Officer, The Mayhew Animal Home

"Every year animal welfare groups warn of the devastating and fatal consequences for dogs left in cars in hot weather. Yet every year we read about cases of dogs having suffered agonising deaths from being left in such a manner . Don't Cook Your Dogs is an essential campaign The Mayhew is happy to support and promote. This message cannot be delivered too many times or to too many people."

Jemima Harrison, Director, Pedigree Dogs Exposed [Passionate Productions]

"DCYD is such a wonderful, genuinely life-saving campaign for an issue that was badly in need of a PR 'refresh'. It is thanks to Beverley's determination, energy and commitment that she has managed to galvanise friend and foe in the dog world to come together to get the word out that dogs die horribly in hot cars.

Please remember, too, that it possible to cook your dog outside of a car too. A friend has recently lost her lovely golden retriever after she went hunting in a wheat field on a humid afternoon. It only took a few minutes. They fought for several days to save her and she seemed to improve, but then went downhill. Ruby knew she was dying. In her last 24 hours, she slipped through an open door on several occasions to take herself off to lie on her own under a bush. It was incredibly sad."

Emma Goodman Milne - Trustee of Tailwaggers Club Trust and Media Vet

"Seeing dogs at the surgery with heatstroke is absolutely devastating for any vet. The animals have a look of abject terror in their eyes as they literally gasp for air with all their might.

Even when we can intervene to get their temperature down, sometimes we will be too late to stop the after-effects of blood clotting and organ failure which quickly follow heatstroke. Dying in such a protracted and frightening way is a dreadful fate for any dog and it is totally unacceptable.

EVERY owner must be responsible and accountable and never leave their dog in the car on a warm day. I've also seen a dog succumb while travelling, so remember; the temperature in a sunny car boot might not be the breezy time you're enjoying in the front. Be vigilant and let's stop these completely preventable deaths altogether."

Melody Todd - Springer Loaded

"As the owner of the Springer Loaded website, I am totally devoted to using positive, kind, modern dog training methods. I am also training to become a Tellington TTouch Practitioner. I have always enjoyed reading the Dog's Today magazine because of it's interesting dog behaviour articles. I'm very proud to be a 'Don't Cook Your Dog' Campaign Supporter because I feel that someone has to speak out for the dog, they can't speak for themselves. Making people aware of the tragic circumstances, is putting some way towards allowing our dogs to live a full, fun life. It's not intentional for dog owners to leave their dogs in the hot cars, but we need to re-educate them so they know what could happen."

Sarah Whitehead

"We've all heard those tannoy messages at public events - announcing that yet another dog has been left in a car on a hot day - and it's got to stop. Awareness is key to a campaign with such life and death consequences as this. Perhaps if all cars had an interior temperature gauge that could be read from the outside, the shocking reality of how hot a parked car can become and how fast, (even with the windows partially open) would hit home. Until then, well done Dogs Today. This issue needs to be well and truly embedded in all our minds so that such tragic mistakes never happen again."

Pete Wedderburn, vet and journalist [Telegraph blog]

"If you think that you're only going to be a few minutes, you may feel that it's safe to leave your dog in a car, even on a warm day. The problem is that it's far more dangerous to do this than most people realise. A car can heat up astonishingly rapidly, with some vehicles reaching 40°C in just twenty minutes. Dogs cannot sweat: they can only lose heat by panting, and if the ambient temperature around them is high, this means that they cannot lose any heat at all. They'll pant furiously, but will just get hotter and hotter until they collapse. It's a dreadful way for an animal to die, and that's one of the reasons why there's such an outcry whenever an incident like this is reported in the news."

Karen Wild, (WildPaw) Celebrity dog trainer, behaviourist and writer

"I am delighted to support such a great campaign. We can help each other to spread the word to save dogs dying! Don't Cook Your Dog stickers should be on every car. Never, ever leave your dog in the car. Even on overcast days it can become extremely hot very quickly. This is a real chance for us all to help our beloved dogs - please join the 'Don't Cook Your Dog Campaign' and get your stickers now!"

Tina & Chandi - The Amazing Dancing Dog

"It breaks my heart to hear of yet again dogs dying through thoughtless behaviour of their human companions. It only takes a moment to consider your dog - please never leave your dog unattended in a hot car. I am proud to support the Don't Cook Your Dog Campaign."

Famous blogger Terrierman Patrick Burns
[United States]

"No one sets out to cook their dog. The problem is ignorance and oblivion, both of which are treatable diseases. These stickers are the right medicine, delivered at the right place and in the right way - in parking lots and at eye level. Full applause. Everyone can do their part here, and should."

Peter Neville, Dog behaviourist

"This issue needs constant pressure to remind all owners and Dogs Today is the perfect voice to shout it loud, as ever. It's so easy to get caught out in British weather...what starts out as a cool day can suddenly turn fatal for a dog left in a car in the sun even with a window left a little open. But I think all owners need a sticker on the inside of the car where they can see it as they get out to remind them too, because I'm sure that only sadist would deliberately leave their dog to bake. All the terrible cases where dogs get so distressed or die seem to be due to negligence due to forgetfulness, or a momentary simple lack of forethought by otherwise good owners. They too need protection from their own failings... how terrible it must feel to live with the fact that one's own moment of negligence caused the death of one's own dog.

"I once acted as an expert witness in a case where a dog had apparently jumped into the back of his owner's car without him knowing. He went off to work and the dog baked to death, which he didn't find til he came back to his large estate car hours later. I found it hard to believe that a dog could jump in without the owner knowing, but as the case unfolded, the level of distress shown by the owner and descriptions of his dog's normally quiet behaviour were enough to convince the court, and also me, that this had indeed been a terrible accident. The dog of course, had still suffered horribly and died, and the owner still had to live the fact. Maybe a sticker on the inside and the outside might have prevented this tragedy too. Let's stick these things everywhere!! "

Richard Allport, Vet

"I can still recall as a newly qualified vet seeing my first case of heat stroke in a dog that had been left in a car. The dog died, everyone involved was devastated, and yet several decades on these situations continue to occur. They are completely preventable, and as usual Dogs Today takes the lead in helping to stamp out these tragedies. Well done Dogs Today and I hope this campaign is 100% successful"

Joe Mott - Journalist and Music manager

"There's no clever or funny way of saying this so I wont try: NEVER leave your dog in the car in warm weather. Because your four-legged pal could very quickly die a horrible death. As a newspaper man I love a good headline but - DOG DIES IN HOT CAR - is one I never want to read again."

Pet Owners Association

"The Pet Owners Association fully supports the Don't Cook Your Dog campaign led by Dog's Today. We really hope this campaign will educate dog owners that it is unacceptable to leave dogs unattended in vehicles."

John Burns - vet and founder of Burns Pet Nutrition

"Burns Pet Nutrition is pleased to support the "Don't Cook Your Dog" campaign as we have always supported responsible pet ownership in all its forms and will continue to do so.

Some welfare issues are the result of traditional thinking so education is definitely the way forward. Many people are simply unaware of just how quickly a car will heat up even with the windows slightly open. As has so sadly been demonstrated on more than one occasion, even people who work with dogs for a living can get it very wrong!

Whatever pet you own, you are responsible for its quality of life at all times and campaigns such as 'Don't Cook Your Dog' can only improve the welfare of dogs throughout the UK."

David the Dogman Canine Behaviourist [Spain]

"If you cannot stand the heat, neither can your pet. THINK! I am delighted to be associated with Dogs Today campaign."

Paul Steven - Pets Allowed

"Pets Allowed aims to assist pet owners locate pet friendly places to take their dogs. Visiting a pet friendly establishment often involves a car journey so it is absolutely essential that all pet owners are aware of the dangers of leaving dogs in cars. We therefore fully support the "Don't Cook Your Dog" campaign and will do all we can to promote this life saving campaign."