EVERY SUMMER, AS TEMPERATURES RISE, SO DOES THE DANGER OF

PETS DYING BECAUSE CARELESS OWNERS LEAVE THEM IN A HOT CAR.

PRESCOTT VALLEY POLICE SERVICES SUPERVISOR, JODI MULLINS, TELLS US THAT ANIMALS REACT DIFFERENTLY TO EXTREME HEAT.

PRESCOTT VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ANIMAL CONTROL ASKS FOR YOUR HELP WHEN YOU SEE A PET LEFT IN A HOT CAR:

• TAKE DOWN THE CAR’S MAKE, MODEL, AND LICENSE-PLATE NUMBER.

• IF THERE ARE BUSINESSES NEARBY, NOTIFY THEIR MANAGERS OR SECURITY GUARD AND ASK THEM TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO FIND THE CAR’S OWNER. MANY PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE OF THE DANGER OF LEAVING PETS IN HOT CARS AND WILL QUICKLY RETURN TO THEIR VEHICLE ONCE THEY ARE ALERTED TO THE SITUATION.

•IF THE OWNER CAN'T BE FOUND, CALL THE NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER OF THE LOCAL POLICE OR ANIMAL CONTROL, AND WAIT BY THE CAR

FOR THEM TO ARRIVE.

IT TAKES ONLY MINUTES TO SAVE A LIFE.