2 arrested in Pooler after dogs left in hot cars at Sam's Club, Western Sizzlin Police have arrested two more pet owners in a string of recent arrests tied to dogs left in hot cars in Pooler. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

Hide Transcript Show Transcript

POOLER ON ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES. WJCL'S DAVE WILLIAMS HAS THE STORY. (:01-:09) (:48-:47) THE THERMOMETER IS SOARING IN OUR AREA.. REACHING INTO THE MID 90'S ON A DAILY BASIS.. BUT DESPITE THAT... MAN'S BEST FRIEND.. DOGS ARE STILL BEING LEFT IN HOT CARS. JUST THIS WEEKEND.. FOUR PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN POOLER, CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENING FRIDAY AROUND LUNCHTIME WHEN POLICE FOUND A DOGS LEFT IN THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF WILD WINGS ON POOLER PARKWAY. THEN SATURDAY, ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE POOLER PARKWAY OLIVE GARDEN PARKING LOT. ONE DAY LATER.. A DOG WAS FOUND LEFT IN A HOT CAR IN THE POOLER PARKWAY LOWE'S PARKING LOT. (DR. JAKE HARPER) "I THINK WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, THE TEMPERATURE IN THE CAR CAN GO UP 20 DEGREES HOTTER THAN IT IS OUTSIDE, IT JUST KEEPS GOING UP FROM THERE, I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE BEFORE, I GO OUT TO GET STUF OUT OF MY CAR IF IT'S BEEN SITTING IN THE SUN, SOON AS YOU GET INTO THE CAR YOU START SWEATING, IT'S NOT A PLACE FOR DOGS." IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT LEAVING YOUR DOG IN THE CAR FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR.. DR. HARPER GIVES YOU THIS LITTLE NUGGET TO THINK ABOUT. (HARPER) "WOULD YOU LEAVE YOUR KID IN A CAR WITH THE WEATHER LIKE THIS FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME, IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LEAVE YOUR KID IN THE CAR, YOU CERTAINLY SHOULDN'T LEAVE YOUR DOG." BUT IF HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE YOUR DOG WITH YOU ON YOUR ERRANDS, THERE IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE. (HARPER) "YOU SHOULD HAVE SOMEBODY STAY IN THE CAR, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY THEY SHOULD STAY I

SIGN UP FOR BREAKING NEWS Get local stories sent straight to your inbox as news breaks. Submit Privacy Notice