The RSPCA has been inundated with calls about dogs shut in hot cars during the recent hot weather and, with temperatures set to soar this week, the charity is urging pet owners not to risk their animals’ lives by leaving them in hot environments.

Over the last two weeks (11-24 June) - as temperatures have soared to the high 20s - the RSPCA has received 625 calls about animals and hot environments, 11 in Cornwall, the majority of which relate to dogs left in hot cars.

That’s almost two calls every hour, despite the charity’s key advice being to call the police on 999 in the event of an emergency.