Every year, we hear far too many stories about dogs who have been left in hot cars. Dogs are extremely susceptible to heat stroke, but far too many owners continue to leave them in hot, confined vehicles, causing misery and even death.

One of the more disturbing examples occurred last summer, when a husky dog was discovered in a hot car outside a Las Vegas casino with her lips taped shut.

But, happily, the dog survived the trauma, and she's now living her best life months later.

On July 20, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a 3-month-old husky dog left locked in an SUV in the Bellagio casino parking lot.

The unfortunate dog's mouth had been taped shut, and temperatures had reached 113 degrees. Leaving a dog in a car in any weather may be stressful, so think how terrifying it must have been for the husky in such extreme heat – her life was in great risk.

According to authorities, the dog had been in there for two hours while the owner was inside gaming, with no air conditioning, food, or water.