Furious police officers told off two dog owners after smashing a car window to rescue their pet left inside in the sweltering heat.
Footage taken yesterday near Leicester Square, central London, shows a woman protesting that the animal had a bowl of water, with one cop replying: "It's an oven!"
The dog had allegedly been trapped inside the electric Hyundai with the windows closed, on the same day that temperatures above 37C were recorded in the capital city.