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27-year-old man charged after dog left alone in hot car in Huntsville, Ont.

Dave Chidley / File / The Canadian Press

HUNTSVILLE, Ont. — A 27-year-old man is facing a court date next month after a dog was rescued from a hot car in Huntsville, Ont.

Provincial police say officers responding to a call about a dog left in a vehicle on Sunday — when temperatures hit 30 C — found a group of girls gathered around a black car concerned for a dog inside.

They say the rear window was down a bit, but all of the other windows were up and the husky inside appeared to be in distress.

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Officers who managed to unlock the back door and get the dog out say the interior of the vehicle was “extremely hot.”

The dog — named Ace — became ill once taken out of the vehicle and was taken to nearby store, given water and police say he improved once inside.

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The man is scheduled to appear in a Huntsville court on July 27 to face a charge of causing damage or injury to an animal.

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