CLEARWATER, Fla. — Clearwater Police Department said it has arrested a dog owner on an animal cruelty charge after the dog was left in a hot car at the beach.
CPD said the French Bulldog was in a car at Sand Key Park with windows cracked open about two inches. The temperature outside was 89 degrees with a heat index of 96.
An officer found the dog panting, with excessive drool coating the back seat, officials said. The officer rescued the dog and took it to a local veterinarian to be checked out.
The owner was charged with animal cruelty and booked at Pinellas County Jail.
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