With temperatures reaching 32 C in the Central Okanagan, on Thursday, the BC SPCA is warning it香蕉视频直播檚 about 20 degrees hotter in your vehicle.
The warning is aimed at dog owners who are thinking of taking their dog on an outing with them and might leave the pet in the car while they run into the store.
BC SPCA branch manager Sean Hogan says the risk of heat stroke is very real and can devastate an animal香蕉视频直播檚 well-being in as little as 10 minutes.
Last year the Kelowna shelter received more than 140 calls for dogs in hot cars and this year, at just the start of the summer, that number has already hit 73.
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There are businesses in the community that identify as pet friendly and allow for dogs to enter the store.
However, if you do find a dog in a hot car here is what to do:
- Watch the animals behaviour; where is the dog sitting in the vehicle, is it barking or panting, is the dog unresponsive?
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- Call the Kelowna branch of the BC SPCA at (250) 861-7722
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New this year, a partnership has formed between Mario香蕉视频直播檚 Towing in Kelowna, the RCMP and the Kelowna BC SPCA, to help unlock vehicles and reduce stress to animals.
Cpl. Jesse O香蕉视频直播橠onaghey with the Kelowna RCMP says the partnership was formed to help minimize the damage cause to vehicles by RCMP or BC SPCA cruelty investigation officers.
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