“Don’t. Just don’t.”
The Pensacola Police Department was crystal clear in its warning about leaving dogs in hot cars in a Facebook post June 28.
Officers had just rescued a tiny puppy, who was locked inside a hot vehicle on Tuesday afternoon. They shattered the car’s passenger window to rescue the pup.
“If you leave your dog in a hot car and that dog is suffering, we will do whatever we have to do to free him. Or her. Doesn’t matter, we like both kinds of dogs,” the department said on Facebook.
Weather reports show the temperature was as high as 92 degrees on Tuesday in Pensacola, Fla.
“On a 90-degree day, the interior temperature can reach as high as 160 degrees in less than 10 minutes,” according to the PETA animal welfare website. Even on a a 78-degree day, the temperature inside a parked car can soar to between 100 and 120 degrees in just minutes, PETA said.
The Pensacola police used humor to get its point across about rescuing dogs in hot cars: “We will drive your pooch to the caring folks at the Escambia County Animal Shelter and we will drop you off with the caring folks at the Escambia County Detention Facility.
“You will both receive attention, food, and shelter, albeit different kinds,” the department wrote.
