Last year’s incident reports, nationally, reached a three-year high so animal welfare groups, the police and the British Parking Association have teamed up this year to spread the message ’Dogs die in hot cars’.
A quarter of vets surveyed as part of the campaign said they had treated dogs for heat-related conditions last summer. British Veterinary Association spokesperson, Daniella Dos Santos said: ’Vets all too often see the unfortunate and sometimes tragic consequences of dogs being left on their own in cars, and it’s deeply worrying that so many owners are still prepared to take this risk despite numerous warnings. With summer just around the corner, it’s vital that everyone thinks twice about leaving dogs in a hot car even for a short while: ‘not long’ is too long.’