Dog Rescued From Hot Car In Trussville Parking Lot

TRUSSVILLE, AL - Just two months after a dog died from being locked in a hot car in the Trussville Walmart parking lot, Trussville police rescued another dog from a hot car in the Walmart parking lot Wednesday. Charges are pending against the owner of the vehicle.

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A report by the Trussville Tribune said the Trussville Police Department received a call from a concerned citizen of a dog in a parked car in the Sam’s Club Parking lot located at 5940 Trussville Crossings Boulevard. The caller reportedly said the dog was panting and trying to get to the window. When officers arrived they observed the dog in a locked vehicle, the vehicle was not running and the windows were slightly cracked.

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Lt. Phil Dillon of the Trussville PD said the officers broke out the window and moved the dog to their air conditioned patrol vehicle and attempted to give it water. The owner arrived at the vehicle and was informed of the situation, and an Animal Control Officer with the Greater Birmingham Humane Society arrived and took the dog in to custody.

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