This is what the RSPCA has to say about leaving dogs in a car:
-In warm sunny weather cars become ovens, with temperatures soaring to 120°F/49°C or even higher. Because of this, the RSPCA advises that animals are never left inside cars.
-If an animal left in a car is panting for breath it may be starting to suffer from heatstroke, which can kill an animal very quickly.
-Leaving windows open or putting a bowl of water in the car does not help.
-Owners who put an animal at risk by leaving it inside a locked car could face prosecution.
Please help us get this message across this summer. It will save more dogs from suffering and avoid the need for us to prosecute owners.
Dogs can die from heatstroke in a minimum of 20 minutes. If you see a dog left inside a parked car on a warm day, please contact the Police on 999 for assistance. In the event of the police being unable to attend, please contact our 24-hour Cruelty and Advice telephone line 0300 1234 999.
3 comments:
I wonder how many dogs have died of heatstroke this summer in the UK. Sicily is a different story...
Too true. Even when there is a lot of thick cloud cover, it can still be dangerously hot inside a car. I am always paranoiac about leaving Snoopy inside a car for more than a few minutes in the summer and would rather leave him at home than risk it.
Good advice Eurodog
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