RCMP warn leaving pets in hot cars is a crime
Mounties from the local detachment hope residents don’t leave their pets in their vehicles this year as temperatures start to rise over 30 Celsius.
“A hot car is no place for a dog or any pet for that matter,” Staff Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt with the Battlefords RCMP said. “Every year we hear of a pet being left in distress because someone didn’t take time to think as they left their vehicle.”
Recent research shows that a dog can withstand a body temperature of 41 C for only a short time before suffering irreparable brain damage or even death. Even in the shade with the window down a crack, temperatures in a vehicle can reach a level high enough to kill your pet very quickly.
Woolfitt added anyone caught leaving an animal in an overheated car could face a charge with fines under Saskatchewan’s Animal Protection Act or depending on the circumstances there could be charges under the Criminal Code.
