Kansas City police, animal control rescue dog from hot car in Famous Footwear parking lot

MISSOURI -- The Kansas City Police Department and Kansas City Animal Control rescued a small Chihuahua dog from a hot car.

Police say the dog was rescued at around 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of a Famous Footwear.

The dog was treated at a local PetSmart location near Missouri 152 and Church Road. It was later transferred to Blue Pearl Animal Hospital

The dog is fighting for its life, an employee of the store told 41 Action News.

An adult at the scene was issued a citation by animal control, according to police.

(KSHB - Jul 25, 2015)