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DEDHAM Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Boston's Animal Rescue League is teaming up with the New England Revolution and the State Police reminding pet owners of the dangers of leaving their animals inside cars in hot weather.
The name of their campaign is "Too Hot for Spot", and its launch comes on the heels of the tragic death of a dog left inside a sweltering car at a Rhode Island casino.
Outside the Animal Rescue League office in Dedham, it was a balmy 80 degrees.
But ARL Dr. Danielle Youngman showed how at just 80 degrees outside, inside a parked New England Revolution SUV, the temperature soared quickly to 120 degrees.
She said this demonstration shows just how extremely dangerous it is to put dogs inside a vehicle in the summer months even for just a very short period of time. "Under these conditions, this is when a dog's body temperature becomes over 105 degrees," she said. "That's when we technically define that condition as heat stroke," which can be fatal.
In extreme cases when a dog's life is hanging in the balance, a law allows good Samaritans to break into a vehicle using force to save that animal's life.
WBZ's Kim Tunnicliffe (@KimWBZ) reports.
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