Don’t leave dogs and other pets trapped in a parked car during summer’s heat!
July 01, 2013 • Video
Don’t leave dogs and other pets trapped in a parked car during summer’s heat! As the summer travel reason gears up for the July Fourth weekend, it’s worth asking yourself if you really want to travel by car with your pet.
To demonstrate how fast a parked car can heat up to a deadly temperature capable of killing dogs and other pets, veterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward actually filmed a new YouTube video locked in the hot car himself.
Since too many people think it’s probably OK if they leave the windows cracked, Dr. Ward also left his windows cracked a couple of inches.
As you’ll see in this agonizing footage, it doesn’t much matter. In the course of the video, the car acts like a solar oven which traps the summer heat — causing the already-high temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit to soar to a dangerous 117 degrees.
How Hot Does it Get in a Parked Car Dr Ernie Ward
Veterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward stays in a parked car on a summer day to see how dangerous it is to leave a pet inside a car. The car reaches 117 degrees within 30 minutes with all four windows opened 1 to 2 inches.
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