She left her dog locked inside a bag in the trunk of the car for three hours with 35 degrees in the middle of a record heat wave. The video sparked a scandal and she justified herself: “We ran out of time.”

A young woman was intercepted by the Police in Lyon, France, after leaving a dog locked for hours in the trunk of a car, in full European heat wave. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the Westfield La Part-Dieu shopping center, while The temperature was between 30 and 35 degrees..

The scene was known by a video that began to circulate on social networks and generated strong indignation. In the images you can see the woman reaching the vehicle, surrounded by several people, including security agents and police officers.

The dog was locked inside a cage located in the trunk. When the young woman opens the car, one of the people present asks her if the animal was “crying.” Immediately, a police officer points out the seriousness of the situation: “Do you think you have air to breathe, ma’am?”.

The dog was locked up for hours

The episode occurred on Saturday afternoon, May 23. The shopping center confirmed that its security teams detected a vehicle with a dog locked in the trunk and that the animal was barking.

Given the situation, the agents immediately called the Police. The driver arrived at the scene almost at the same time as the officers.

The shopping center estimated that the dog could have been locked up for at least three hours. He also reported that his teams are prepared to act quickly in situations that may represent a risk.

When asked by the police, the young woman tried to explain what happened and said that she “time had passed”. The response generated more anger among those present.

“You forgot a live animal in the trunk of your car,” a police officer responded, while trying to make him understand the seriousness of the incident.

Another agent was even more direct: “This is animal abuseHe also noted that the dog did not even have water inside the cage.

The video that caused outrage

The recording lasts less than two minutes, but it was enough for the case to go viral. The images were shared thousands of times and caused a wave of criticism against the young woman.

The video also generated messages of hate and threats, since the woman’s face was not covered in the publications that circulated on social networks.

The Police have not yet reported if there will be sanctions against the person responsible for the animal. The dog, which belongs to the young woman’s mother, was released from the trunk after the officers intervened.