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Leaving your pet in a hot car could mean jail time: OPP

OPP News Release (RED LAKE, ON) – With the arrival of warm summer weather, the Red Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wants to remind pet owners that a hot vehicle is no place for a pet.
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OPP News Release

(RED LAKE, ON) – With the arrival of warm summer weather, the Red Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wants to remind pet owners that a hot vehicle is no place for a pet.  A domesticated pet is dependent on the owner for proper care like food, shelter and water. 

On a day where the temperature is 26 degrees Celsius, the temperature inside a vehicle parked in the shade reaches 32 degrees Celsius while the temperature inside a vehicle in the hot sun can reach 71 degrees Celsius.   The operating temperature of a sauna is 70 degrees Celsius – 90 degrees Celsius. 

The Criminal Code of Canada has sections that deal with the mistreatment of animals.

• Cause unnecessary suffering – maximum sentence of 5 years in jail
• Injure or endanger an animal – maximum sentence of 5 years in jail
• Neglect an animal – maximum sentence of 2 years in jail

Take good care of your pets, it’s not just the right thing to do, it’s the law.


 





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