Caravan owners have been reminded of the dangers of leaving a dog trapped in a hot caravan, after an animal was rescued from a ’25-degree death trap’ in Brighton.
Local animal experts from Brighton and Hove City Council made this damning assessment of a caravan parked in Stanmer Park, the Brighton Argus reports.
A border collie named Robbie was rescued from the overheated caravan, where he did not have any water to drink, and now the Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare is searching for a new home for him.
The negligent owner was even threatened with prosecution if he did not give up the canine to the authorities.
Nigel Mason, chief executive of the Raystede centre, said: “With the summer here, we would like to remind all dog owners not to leave their animals in cars. Even with the windows open, it can still get very hot, very quickly, which can prove fatal.”
