After this woman saw a dog trapped in a hot car a cop immediately came looking for the owner
When golden colorado resident tina stumbled across a distressed doggy trapped in a hot car
She immediately called the authorities and when a cop arrived on the scene, she went looking for the animals irresponsible owner
However when she caught up with him, he didn't want to listen
Golden lies at the foot of Front Range of the Rocky Mountains
Thanks to the hills that surround it the city sits within a sheltered Valley
Therefore it enjoys higher average temperatures than the rest of, Colorado
July tends to be the hottest month for the near nineteen thousand residents of golden
It's then that temperatures can soar to 73 degrees
Fahrenheit and rarely drop lower than 48 degrees Fahrenheit and the July of 2018 was shaping up to be another glorious summer
On one particular Saturday that month Tina was out walking her dog presumably taking advantage of the balmy weather golden was enjoying
However her day took a concerning turn when she noticed an animal in dire need of attention
The creature in question was a large dog
And it was trapped inside a scorching hot vehicle to make matters worse the panting pooch appeared to be in distress
It kept approaching a barely open window and barking through the crack luckily
Tina had heard the animals desperate calls for help and had came to its help
Recalling what she found inside the blistering car in July 2018
She told Cady VR it was going back and forth across the front seat running back and forth and panting
Tina added my first thought was not again
She was presumably referring to the estimated thousands of dogs that died in hot cars each and every
most of them sadly succumbed to suffocation and heatstroke
according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on
Hot days temperatures inside vehicles can soar to 112 degrees in less than half an hour and that's what the windows slightly opened
With that in mind back in golden Tina was having a hard time processing which she was seeing
It breaks my heart because it's distressful
She explained even if we're in the car for a short amount of time with the windows up
It's destructible as a responsible dog owner Tina knew she had to do something to assist the poor trap pooch as a result
She called the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and before long deputy. Kelly puzzler had arrived on the scene to help
And when she got there fuller was obviously concerned by what she could see when dogs are trapped in a car like that
They can't sweat it out. They don't have anything to cool them down. She explained so she decided to intervene
The owner of the vehicle had left it unlocked as a result
Fuller was able to retrieve the dog and move it into the shade as the k-9 cooled down the deputy hung around
Eager to explain to its owner the dangers of leaving animals in hot cars
however, when the man in question returned to his vehicle
He seemed to have little interest in his pets welfare in a video filmed at the scene
he tells Basler I don't care you guys have nothing else to do other than harass people like me and my dog as
an animal lover herself and a k-9 officer
Fuller couldn't quite believe the man's reaction to his misdemeanor
I was shocked and angered at the same time and also sad she admitted but luckily she had the law on her side
Colorado is one of 28 states in which it's illegal to leave dogs alone in hot vehicles
furthermore Colorado is among 11 states where citizens have a legal right to free distressed animals by any means
This includes breaking into a car
So after the discovery of the distressed dog in golden animal control officers were contacted
They gave the owner an official warning
They also advised him that if he did the same thing again, he'd be cited for Cruelty to Animals
According to Fodor temperatures inside the man's car were sticky 95 degrees
However later that day the weather got even warmer hitting the high 90s with that in mind the temperature inside the vehicle could have easily
Resented more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit
Tina said the dog she'd health rescue had been left in the car for a minimum of 20 minutes and
While that doesn't sound like a long time
Even running a quick errand could be deadly for your dog
With that in mind poser said it was best to leave pets at home during the summer months
If you come across a dog in a hot car the first thing you should do is attempt to find its owner
However, if your search fails call the authorities
Breaking into a vehicle yourself may land you in legal trouble. So it's best to leave that to the cops
so while some dogs may love riding shotgun with the wind blowing through their fur
it's best to limit their car journeys in the summer and you never know when you might need to stop and
As we've discovered a hot vehicle is no place for man's best friend
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