Dog Left alone in car - pic to go with hot weather story..
THE RSPCA responded to three calls about dogs locked in cars over the bank holiday weekend.
RSPCA campaign manager Holly Barber said: “Many people think it will be fine just to leave their pets for a minute or two but we know that this is all it takes for temperatures inside a car to soar to dangerous levels.
“Dogs die in hot cars - don’t let your pet be one of the number.”
The RSPCA received 217 calls about dogs locked in hot cars across England over the Bank Holiday weekend - around three calls every hour.
In an emergency, it is best to dial 999 and report a dog in a hot car to police. The RSPCA may not be able to attend quickly enough and, with no powers of entry, we’d need police assistance at such an incident.
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