Animal Control reminds pet owners of the dangers of hot cars

CHEYENNE – Pets and hot cars don’t mix, and the Cheyenne and Laramie County Animal Control Division is reminding residents and visitors that not only can leaving pets in hot parked vehicles be dangerous for the animal, owners can be cited for doing so.

Animal Control conducts frequent wellness checks for animals left in hot vehicles every summer, especially during Cheyenne Frontier Days. Pet owners often leave their pets in hot vehicles in the parking lots of shopping centers, grocery stores, restaurants and gyms.

“Every summer during Cheyenne Frontier Days, a pet is seized from a hot vehicle outside the venue on the neighborhood blocks nearby,” said Officer Nguyen with Animal Control. “Please, plan ahead! Find a pet sitter or have them boarded at an animal boarding facility.”

To contact Animal Control, call 307-637-6206.