In the UK, it would probably be "OK" to leave a baby in the car with the window closed, but try doing it to a dog and you'll have hell to pay!

I've lost count of the times I've seen mothers at supermarkets unlock their car, put the baby carefully into its seat, then unload groceries from the trolley into the boot, carefully lock the boot and return the trolley to the park - leaving a child in an unlocked car all ready to be stolen!

If you've got to take the baby to the supermarket, park next to the trolley park rather than the entrance. Load the groceries first, leaving the baby in the trolley, making sure of course, that the trolley cannot roll into the path of an oncoming vehicle, take the trolley to the park and bring the child back. That way, if anyone is going to steal your car, they've only got your groceries and not your baby.

Actually, parking near the trolley park is good advice for anyone, it's usually well lit, you won't have to walk back across acres of empty car park without a protective trolley (they're really good weapons for swinging into people's legs) and you don't clutter up the car park with discarded trollies.

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