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Kat Wong

Jail time for leaving dogs in cars under broad changes

Proposed law changes could hit owners who leave dogs locked in cars with big fines or jail time. (Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS)

Owners who leave dogs in hot cars or use painful prong collars on their pets could face jail time under proposed changes to animal welfare laws.

Under the proposals, offenders in NSW could be fined a maximum of $44,000 and sentenced to a year in prison in line with other animal cruelty offences.

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