The Danger of Leaving Your Pet In The Car
Pets are beloved members of the family. It only makes sense that you want to take them along with you in the car to run errands or for short trips into town. Unfortunately, hundreds of pets die every year from being left alone in parked cars. Our Lake of the Ozarks car dealership wants to make sure that this tragedy does not happen to your pets.The more you know, the easier it will be to avoid this type of disaster. Just like children, pets should never be left unattended inside of a vehicle. You may think that they will be fine for a minute or two while you run indoors, but a lot can happen in a couple of minutes. Excessive Heat The inside of a car, even with a window cracked, is much hotter than the outside temperature, and that heat rises quickly after the car is turned off. After only 10 minutes, the inside temperature can already be 20 degrees hotter than it is outside, and every single minute that temperature keeps rising. Parking in the shade does not keep the insid...