Police confirm breed of dog found dead in boiling hot car on Brown Street in Chorley
The dog was sadly found deceased in a car last week on one of the hottest days so far this year.
Police have confirmed the breed of dog found dead in a boiling hot car in Chorley last week.
An investigation is currently underway after a Belgian Malinois was found dead in a car on one of the hottet days of the year.
Police were alerted to the distressing scene at 3.08pm on Wednesday, June 24, at Brown Street, in Chorley, after receiving a report from a member of the public.
Temperatures soared above 30 degrees last Wednesday and Thursday, with many dog owners advised not to take their pets out for walks.
A spokesperson for the police said that despite this advice they were still getting calls for distressed dogs in cars and that tragically one of those calls ended in a fatality.
They said: “In this weather we wouldn't sit in our car for 5 minutes with no air conditioning running or the windows down slightly.
“We have already had to deal with one fatality and too many close calls that are so easily avoidable.”
They advised if you spot a distressed dog in a hot car to dial 999.