Police Scotland were forced to smash vehicle windows at the Centre Livingston carpark on Friday afternoon to rescue a young, distressed spaniel from a boiling car.
Authorities were called to the scene after a shopping trip with friends turned into a full-blown rescue operation for an anonymous samaritan who noticed the dog was trapped in a car without air or water.
Going by the parking ticket, the dog had been trapped in the hot vehicle for 90 minutes by the time anyone noticed.
