CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — Clearwater police officers picked up a little furry friend on Friday when someone left him in a hot car.

CPD said it happened on Clearwater Beach, where a cat was left in a car with only one window slightly cracked.

"It's the middle of summer, and that's no time to leave a cat inside a closed-up car when you go to Clearwater Beach," the department wrote on Facebook.

They said it was 92 degrees outside when they found the cat, with a heat index of 102. It was even hotter inside the car.

Parked cars heat up faster than you might think, even when left in the shade or with a window cracked. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, the temperature inside your car can rise nearly 20 degrees in just ten minutes.

Just like people, cats and dogs can s

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