VIDEO: This Is WHY You DON'T Leave Children Or Pets In Your Car During The Summer

I can easily conclude that one of the worse feelings in the world is having a black on black auto in the summertime. That's because if you leave it in sunlight, it will be absolutely sweltering when you get back in. It's brutal.

Now here's the twist. If you have a child or a pet and you have to run a quick errand, we understand it can be a bit of a hassle to get them in and out of the car. BUT there's good reason to take the extra effort. That's because we've all heard too many of those stories where, unfortunately, a youth or a pet succumbs to the deadly heat inside of a vehicle.

This led to a vet to go through the experience himself and capture it on camera so parents and pet owners can understand the effects even if they leave the windows open a bit.

Settle down for a reality check, folks and check out the clip below.


Veterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward stays in a parked car on a summer day to see how dangerous it is to leave a pet inside a car. The car reaches 117 degrees within 30 minutes with all four windows opened 1 to 2 inches.

Backwoodsrider - 7/9/2013 5:57:49 PM

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Wow. Thats just scary on fast it climbed. Kid or pet no excuse!

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 7/10/2013 2:23:55 PM

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If you MUST keep the Child/Pet in the vehicle.....

Buy any of the many models of vehicles with Keyless Go/ Advanced Key/............. options.

It allows you to keep engine and thus Climate Control on, lock the doors and go about your business safe in the knowledge that your precious one is safe.

If you have a decent vehicle you will know that the child cannot get it out of park without 1st stepping on the brake pedal, child should be strapped in at the rear seat, pet in the rear also.

Obviously you only intend to be away no more than 20-30 mins so not much worry about gas usage from idling engine.