Drivers are being urged to avoid leaving their beloved pet dogs on their own in cars for any amount of time - regardless of the weather. The experts at LeaseCar.uk and its sister site LeaseElectricCar.co.uk have been exploring the changing internal temperatures of a car with different temperatures outside.
And the stark message is dogs can die and suffer if left in a vehicle even in what might be considered mildly warm weather. This is because the temperature inside increases the longer a dog is left on its own and that is a huge risk to a pet’s health and wellbeing.
To illustrate, 21 degrees C outside can see a car’s internal temperature shoot up to over 45 degrees C in just an hour - more than double what it was at the start. For humans, high environmental temperatures can be dangerous to your body. In the range of 32C and 40C, you can experience heat cramps and exhaustion. Between 40C and 54C, heat exhaustion is more likely. Dogs, with layers of warm fur to account for, who learn to pant to try to keep cool, therefore face grave danger in any sort of raised temperature.
