But despite countless examples – including the tragic one from Creamfields – police are still having to step in to prevent pets from roasting to death.
The latest incident took place in Bulwell in Nottinghamshire, where PCSOs Bethany De’Ath and James Lievesley were required to take drastic action to rescue a Yorkshire Terrier.
The officers smashed the driver’s window of a car on Monday, on a day when temperatures reached 24C.
PCSO De’Ath said: ‘The windows were up, apart from one which was open an inch. There was no fresh air getting in. We put our fingers in the car and it was like a sauna in there, so we tried to contact the owner.
‘The dog was 12-years-old. He looked agitated and was hot and bothered. When we tried knocking on the window he got more agitated and was clearly extremely distressed.’
Thankfully, the terrier was given water and checked over by the dog warden before going home with its owner, who was given a verbal warning about leaving animals in hot cars.
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