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Bellflower, CA…
The car was parked in the back parking lot of an apartment
complex located at 9258 Park St. in Bellflower. The temperature
outside was reported to be 75 degrees according to weather.com, but
when Sr. Animal Control Officer Ken Williams arrived at the call and
pushed his thermometer through the car window seal, it read 118
degrees. The Chihuahua was panting heavily and attempting to climb
under the driver’s side seat to escape the heat.
Sr. Officer Williams made the decision to pull the
animal for its safety pursuant to a fairly new state statute, Penal
Code 597.7, a MISDEMEANOR, which prohibits leaving animals in hot
cars. “The officer confirmed the temperature inside the vehicle and
observed signs that the animal was is distress,” said Captain Aaron
Reyes, director of operation for SEAACA. “He made a good call to
get this little guy out of danger and to get him medical attention
right away,” Reyes said.
The owner is unknown, but attempts will be made
through contacting the apartment manager’s office and running the
vehicle license plate. The officer cleared the scene and transported
the animal to SEAACA’s veterinary clinic at 9777 Seaaca Street in
Downey for care.
SEAACA strongly discourages animal owners from
leaving pets locked in vehicles for any length of time, especially
in the hot summer months. SEAACA's Brad Brunskill DVM
examines dog after being removed from hot car |
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