Police had to smash the car’s window to rescue the dog (Picture: Charles Cross Police Team)

Police had to smash a dog out of a car yesterday after it was left there by its owners for two hours while they went shopping.

However, while the dog appeared very pleased to have been released from the vehicle in Plymouth city centre, the owners were not so pleased.

Officers revealed they were unhappy because the window of their car was smashed to free the puppy and prevent it from dying as a result of overheating.

The dog was freed at 4pm yesterday afternoon and a parking ticket on the dashboard suggested they had left the dog at around 2pm.




Posting a picture of dog humping a police officer’s leg, Charles Cross Police Team said: ‘He was very happy to be set free!’

The dog seemed very happy to be released (Picture: Charles Cross Police Team)

A ticket on the car suggested the dog had been in there for two hours (Picture: Charles Cross Police Team)

PCSO Tracy Cunningham said the family returned just as a transporter was being called in to remove the car.

She said: ‘They weren’t happy with us because their window was put in.’

They had to be spoken to via an interpreter over the phone and it was explained why police have the power to free dogs when there is a risk to life.

The dog was checked over by the RSPCA and is with a vet.