Advice concerning leaving your dog in your vehicle during the hot weather

Advice concerning leaving your dog in your vehicle during the hot weather

Dear residents

🚓 Police Advisory – Leaving Dogs in Vehicles During Hot Weather 🐶

We are urging members of the public to never leave dogs unattended in vehicles during periods of warm or hot weather.

Even on mild days, the temperature inside a parked vehicle can rise rapidly within minutes, leading to serious distress, heatstroke, and potentially death for any animal left inside.

We would like to remind dog owners of the following:

Vehicles can become dangerously hot, even if parked in the shade or with windows slightly open.

Dogs are unable to regulate their body temperature effectively in these conditions.

Leaving a dog in a hot car may result in police intervention and could lead to prosecution under animal welfare legislation.

If you see a dog in distress inside a vehicle, please contact police on 999 in an emergency, or 101 for non-urgent concerns.

Please help us keep animals safe by planning ahead and ensuring your pets are not left in vehicles during warm weather.

Protect your pet – don’t leave them in a hot car.

Kind regards

PCSO RAINBOW

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Clive Rainbow
(West Mercia, Police Community Support Officer, Matchborough and Winyates)