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06/08/2025

📣 DON’T LEAVE YOUR PET UNATTENDED IN A HOT CAR
Over the past few weeks as temperatures across Nova Scotia have hit midsummer highs, Bridgewater Police Service has received a number of calls reporting dogs left unattended in vehicles in scorching temperatures.

In fact, in the past two days, police have responded to SEVEN different reports of dogs left unattended in hot vehicles.

With that in mind, we wanted to take a moment to remind our community members that the best thing you can do to ensure your dog stays in good health is to leave them at home on days when the sun is beating down and temperatures are high.

Animals don’t sweat in the traditional sense – they rely on panting to remove heat from the body. That means that being stuck in a parked car in warm weather poses serious risk to the health of pets.

High temperatures make it difficult for pets to cool themselves and heatstroke can prove to be fatal. Short-nosed dogs, senior pets, and those with health issues are even more at risk, along with overweight pets and those with thick or dark coats.

Fortunately, while police have responded to several instances locally of pets being left behind in vehicles, there have been no fatalities as a result so far.

You may not realize it, but temperatures typically rise alarmingly fast inside a parked vehicle. Even on mild days or when you’re parked in the shade, car windows act to create a greenhouse.

On a 23-degree day, the temperature inside a parked car can soar to the 34-degree range very quickly, and on a 32-degree day the interior temperature can reach as high as 43 degrees in as little as 10 minutes!

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
If you see an animal in distress in a parked vehicle, here are the steps to take:

-- Assess the situation. Signs that a pet may be in distress from overheating include exaggerated panting, rapid breathing, drooling, dark pink gums, lack of coordination, inability to get up, vomiting, convulsions or collapse.

-- Try to locate the owner first. Ask the nearest stores/businesses to make an announcement for the owner to return to their car.

-- If you cannot find the owner and the animal is in distress, call Bridgewater Police Service at 902-543-2464 and stay at the vehicle until police arrive. If you’re outside of Bridgewater, you can contact the local RCMP detachment.

We ask all canine owners to do their part to help make sure our four-legged friends stay safe by ensuring they aren’t left unattended in hot vehicles.

(With information from the Nova Scotia SPCA.)

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