With temperatures in the US reaching more than 100 degrees, many pet owners are having their cars broken into because they have been leaving their dogs in their turned off vehicles.
After breaking into a car to save a puppy that could barely hold its own head up, police in the are took to Facebook to deliver a stern message to anyone else who is thinking of doing the same thing.
They wrote:
Don’t. Just don’t. 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.”
“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. So, don’t.
Police Captain Stephen Davis told Today that his officers received a call from a bystander at a Pensacola mall. It was 108 degrees outside at the time of the call.
Officer Anthony Giorgio didn’t see an owner around and the puppy looked listless, so Giorgio broke a window open with his baton.
The officer had an ice pack in his lunch and used it to help cool down the poor little suffering dog.
“We know everyone has lapses in judgement, but an animal’s life is at stake here, so think about what you’re doing,” Davis said. “We weren’t trying to roast the owners, just trying to bring attention to it.”
It was the dog owner’s first offense and they were given a $150 fine.
Florida recently made it legal for anyone to break a window if they see a pet in danger.
