SCRAPS Animal Protection Officers have been extremely busy today responding to numerous calls about pets left in vehicles. One of these calls was when a customer spotted two dogs in a vehicle in the Spokane Valley Costco parking lot and they called SCRAPS. SCRAPS Animal Protection Officer Ashley Brown responded and when she arrived at the vehicle she could see two dogs lying in the hot vehicle clearly in distress. She proceeded to get the vehicle unlocked as the windows were slightly cracked and rescued the dogs. The temperature inside the car was 126 degrees. Officer Brown gave the dogs immediate first aid and rushed them to emergency veterinary care/KHQ. More here.

Question: Should you always call animal control, if you see a dog left in a vehicle?