For the latest Stockport news sign up to the MyStockport newsletter here Dog owners across Greater Manchester should never leave their pets in the car over summer — even if windows are open and they are parked in shade.
The advice from the RSPCA comes after police released footage of a dramatic rescue of a pooch in distress in a Stockport multi-storey car park.
Police said that, even though the distressed mutt’s owners had parked out of the sun and left the windows open, the situation was ‘very dangerous for the dog’.
READ MORE: Dog comes away unscathed after daring rescue following 40 foot fall Now, figures from the RSPCA reveal that 275 dogs were left in such a condition in Greater Manchester in 2017, with 244 in the same situation a year
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