A pet owner has been jailed after police in Clearwater, Florida, rescued a French bulldog from a sweltering car at Sand Key Park on Sunday.

The dog was left inside with the windows cracked only two inches. The temperature outside was 89 degrees with a heat index of 96. Inside the vehicle, conditions quickly became life-threatening.

Officers responding to the scene found the dog panting heavily, with excessive drool coating the back seat.

The animal was rushed to a local veterinarian for evaluation, while the owner was arrested.

Rob Shaw from the Clearwater Police Department told Newsweek : "The owner was charged with animal cruelty and booked in to the Pinellas County Jail.

"The dog was given to the husband of the woman charged. He was not at the scene and came to pick up the dog a

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