Police officers smashed the window of a car parked in a Livingston car park in a bid to to rescue a young, distressed dog from a boiling vehicle.Police were called to Centre Livingston after concerned shoppers attempted to rescue a dog, who was trapped in a hot car without air or water.A parking ticket placed on the car window, made passers-by believe the dog had been in the hot vehicle for 90 minutes before anyone noticed.Speaking to Edinburgh Live a woman said: “I’m staggered to believe anyone could be so irresponsible as to leave a dog in a car on a sunny day, windows closed, no water.
Being a dog owner myself, I was very worried about the dog, and it was obviously hot and distressed.”The woman said the sun was shining on Friday, and temperatures were reported around 23 degrees.
An online calculator estimates that temperatures inside the car after one hour would be approximately 47 degrees. The woman said she and her friends put off afternoon appointments to save the dog, and they contacted Police Scotland on 101.“Police Scotland were absolutely fantastic," the Good Samaritan said. "They tried to contact the registered vehicle owners, and they checked the car.
They eventually smashed the side window to get the dog out of the car. If the owners were present, they didn’t make themselves known.
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