Police officers in Quincy, Massachusetts, smashed the window of a car to rescue two dogs during the extreme heat on Friday.
Animal control officers responded to a parking garage on Hancock Street and found the two dogs locked up alone in the car, according to police. Officers broke a window to rescue the dogs, which were taken by animal control.
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The owner of the car will face animal cruelty charges.
It is not safe to leave pets or children inside a car on a warm day. According to the ASPCA, it takes just 10 minutes for the interior of a car to reach 102 degrees on an 85-degree day. Temperatures were in the 90s on Friday.
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