Pet cat dies after being left in locked car in UAE

Dubai - The death shocked the community, with several Netizens calling for prosecuting the pet owner.

A pet cat died after she was left in a locked car in UAE on Tuesday (July 2), an animal welfare group has said. The cat, Rosy, had been in the car for over two hours before a volunteer from the Animal Action UAE group spotted her screaming and rescued her.
"Witnesses in the parking lot had told our volunteer that the cat had been there for one-and-a-half hours," the group posted on Facebook on Wednesday.
The cat was taken to the vet and looked better after having cooled down. "Sadly, the damage had been done, leaving Rosy with neurological symptoms, causing seizures, kidney and other internal organ damage."
The owner did not realise that she was putting her cat in danger because she had kept some water inside and left a window a few centimetres open.
"Her owner went to the vet and was upset to see her cat had passed. (She) had not realised that someone had taken (Rosy) out of her car to try and save her. It was assumed the cat had just been stolen," the group said.
Debbie's death was not one of "intentional malice", but of not understanding how hot a car could get, the group added. "This is a lesson to all pet owners, never to leave your child, cat or dog or any other pets in a car where the AC is not running."
The death shocked the community, with several Netizens calling for prosecuting the pet owner. "I can't put into words how angry I am. It beggars belief that there is no recourse for somebody claiming not to know it's wrong," Lisette Macklin commented on the post.
"'I did not know' is not an excuse for this kind of behaviour, she killed her pet by putting her in severe harm and there should be consequences for this," another Netizen, Hannah Jane Neeworth, said.
As Khaleej Times reported previously, in 10 minutes, a car's temperature can rise over 20°C. Leaving the windows open does not help slow the heating process, experts had said.
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