Cat Rescued From Hot Car At FL Beach As Heat Index Hits 102 Degrees

CLEARWATER, FL — Officers rescued a cat from a hot car at Clearwater Beach on Sunday.

The temperature outside hit 92 degrees with a heat index of 102, Clearwater police shared in a Facebook reel. (Watch the reel below.)

“Inside the car, the temperature was even higher with a rear passenger window being only slightly cracked,” police said.

Officers forced one of the windows down and put the kitty inside a police cruiser with the air conditioning on high.

“As you can see from the photos, he enjoyed exploring in the nice cool air,” police said.

The cat was brought to a local vet to be checked out.

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His owner was arrested and charged with animal cruelty.

"It’s the middle of summer and that’s no time to leave a cat inside a closed-up car when you go to (the beach,)” police said, adding, “Do not leave your kids or your pets in hot cars. It can be deadly hot inside a closed-up vehicle.”

Watch the Facebook reel from the cat’s rescue:

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