Roswell Police Find Dog Inside "Sweltering Hot Vehicle"

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The Roswell Police Department is pleading with citizens not to leave their pets inside their vehicles in the scorching heat.

The agency wrote on its Facebook page that officers on Tuesday were called out to a parking lot at a local shopping center where a “customer spotted a dog locked in a car.”

“While the dog’s owner was shopping inside the cool, air-conditioned store, her animal was suffering inside the sweltering hot vehicle,” the agency said. “It’s 97 degrees outside. Although the front windows were cracked, officers show that the temperature inside the car was 150 degrees.”

While we are only halfway through June, Roswell police said they’ve already responded to numerous calls of dogs trapped in hot cars.

“We know that dog owners love their pets and aren’t intentionally trying to harm them, but people must know that temperatures inside the car can soar to scorching heights within minutes,” the agency said. “The heat is extra tough for dogs because they can only cool themselves by panting and sweating through their paw pads.”

Police are encouraging residents to never leave their pets inside a hot car and to call 911 if you see an animal in distress.

Watch the video below of police viewing the dog as well as the hand-held digital device showing the temperature inside and outside the vehicle.

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Photo credits: screenshots of Roswell Police Department’s video