Dogs die in hot cars.
When our inspector Anthony Joynes left his car for just one hour in temperatures of 15 degrees celsius, the temperature inside soared to a staggering 43.5 degrees celsius or 110.3 fahrenheit!
“Leaving the windows open an inch would have had almost zero impact and a dog would begin to suffer very quickly in this heat. I hear it all the time: ‘It was only for five minutes’. But that is too long,” warns Inspector Anthony Joynes.
If you see a dog in a car on a warm day displaying any sign of heatstroke – such as panting heavily, drooling excessively, is lethargic or uncoordinated, or collapsed and vomiting – call 999 immediately.