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Beat the Heat

compliments of: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®)

s summer heats up, the risks of bringing Worse still, dogs can’t cool themselves
Ayour pet with you on car rides around down as easily as people, and once they
town increases. Sadly, many people believe that overheat, they can suffer extensive organ
cracking a window is enough to keep their dogs damage or even die. That’s why leaving an
cool in the car while they make a quick pit stop— animal alone in a car is more than just a bad
but they couldn’t be more wrong. When it’s 80 idea: it’s a form of animal cruelty. Be sure
degrees outside, your car will be a staggering 114 to keep an eye out for dogs in hot cars this
degrees in less than 30 minutes. summer. You could save a life.

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