Animal Services

At what temperature is it ok to leave my pet in the car?

It is ILLEGAL for a person to leave an animal unattended in a parked or standing motor vehicle during extreme heat. (NRS 202.487 and WCC 55.190) 

When it is 70 degrees outside, the inside of a vehicle can reach temperatures over 110 degrees, even with the windows cracked. At these temperatures a pet can quickly suffer from brain damage or die from heatstroke or suffocation.  

Animal Services Officers can and will take the necessary action to retrieve an animal from a vehicle, including breaking a window, door lock or other measures to rescue the animal.

What to do when you come across an animal locked in a hot vehicle.

1. Call us immediately at 775-322-3647. Do not report this online!
2. Get the vehicle’s license plate number, pet description and vehicle description.
3. If there is a business nearby, request an emergency announcement be made with the descriptive information.
4. Go back to the vehicle and wait for WCRAS to arrive.  Do not enter the vehicle and do not confront the animal owner! 

Go to our pets in hot vehicles page for more information