If you plan on spending time down the Shore this weekend, the New Jersey SPCA has a warning for you: do not leave your pet unattended in your car or you could end up in jail.
On Saturday, July 18, the NJSPCA Law Enforcement Division will converge on the Jersey shore (from Point Pleasant to Seaside Park) looking for animals left unattended in vehicles.
If you are caught and are a New Jersey resident, your animal will be removed from your car by Animal Control (and taken to Vet Hospital) and you will be issued summons.
If you are from out of state, you will be arrested by the NJSPCA Officers. In addition, your dog will be removed by Animal Control (and taken to Vet Hospital) and you will need to post bail to be released from jail.
Each year, the NJSPCA performs this detail and each year they say animals are saved from hot cars.
The officers that are part of this enforcement detail will be volunteering their time.
The NJSPCA reminds owners that dogs left in a vehicle under inhumane conditions can lead to brain damage, heat stroke and even death.
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The warning from the NJSPCA comes on the heels of a South Jersey man facing animal cruelty charges for leaving two puppies unattended in a car who later died.
