What To Do If You See An Animal In A Car

Step 1: Try to locate the pet parent
Sometimes store/mall security will try to find the parent through the loudspeaker

Step 2: Educate
Explain to the pet owner the dangers of leaving a pet in a hot car and make sure the pet gets out of the car as soon as possible

Step 3: Call 911
14 states have enacted specific laws that protect dogs in hot cars, Maryland included, as have many municipalities - but even in places lacking such a law, leaving an animal in a hot car may constitute cruelty

Step 4: Pat yourself on the back
Pets are counting on people like us to save their lives