In three different incidents around London, dogs were left inside scorching-hot automobiles, forcing police officers to break windows as temperatures reached 38C.
Exasperated officers have increased their warnings to the public today after being forced to break into cars yesterday due to the heat wave, pleading with owners not to take their pets outside in the heat.
Yesterday afternoon, as temperatures in Leicester Square topped 40C, video showed police breaking a window of a car parked at the side of the road.
Glass was lying on the pavement, and the dog was drinking water from a small tub as officers spoke with bystanders.
Along with other onlookers, John Thompson, 35, noticed the dog and captured the moment that cops arrived to free the animal.
“Come on, it’s the hottest day of the year,” he remarked, “I was just immediately frightened about the dog.”
The dog was panting on the passenger seat when it moved to the bottom of the car, where it was cooler, where the pedals are.
In another incident, officers vented their rage on Twitter after they had to bash their way inside a car that was parked outside the RAF Museum in Hendon, north London, because another dog had been left inside.
At the time of the rescue, the outside temperature was 31.5C.
Unbelievably, our officers just had to break a car window to let a dog out at the RAF museum in Hendon, Barnet MPS tweeted. 3.15 degrees!
DO NOT TAKE DOGS OUT IN THIS HEAT, SIMPLY.
On a hot day, dogs should never be left alone in hot vehicles, conservatories, outbuildings, or trailers.
It continues, saying that outside temperatures of 22C can “soon soar to 47C,” which is potentially lethal for dogs.
In the UK, temperatures reached their highest point yesterday at 38.1C (100.6F) in Suffolk, making it the hottest day of 2022 and the third-hottest day on record, after 38.5C (101.3F) in Kent in August 2003 and 38.7C (101.7F) in Cambridge in July 2019.
It implies that temperatures, especially inside of cars, will have risen to unsafe heights.
The RSPCA continues, “Your instinct will be to break into the car to release them if the dog’s health is critical and the police haven’t yet shown up.
But kindly be advised that this can be considered criminal damage. Please make sure you’re acting morally, as you may need to defend your acts in court.
Legally, you may cause harm if you think the owner of the car would agree if they knew the dog was in risk.
Tell the cops what you want to do and why if you’re certain you need to free the dog. Record or take pictures of the dog.
Exist any further witnesses? Obtain their names and contact information.
As temperatures soar toward 40C (104F) and rail transport disruption worsens due to schools closing once more and millions of people choosing to work from home in response to the excessive heat, Britain is on track for its warmest day on record.
By 11.30 a.m. this morning, temperatures had already reached 37.3C (99.1F) at Charlwood in Surrey and 36.9C (98.4F) at Kew Gardens in West London.
These highs matched the warmest locations in all of Europe today.
Forecasters say there is a 95% chance the all-time record will be broken, with a possible absolute maximum of 43C (109F).
The UK record of 38.7C (101.7F) is now predicted to be broken “soon after lunchtime,” according to Simon King of BBC Weather, who also noted that “there’ll still be a couple of hours of heating after to potentially exceed the 40C.” Staggering.’
Because it was “unsafe for any dogs to be in the hot temperatures and for the drive to the appointment,” Woofs and Cuts dog groomers in Durham closed.