As most people who needed to be outdoors covered up with raincoats or umbrellas in this morning's rain, a dog was not so lucky.

A reader sent the photos above and below of a dog being driven in the back of a pick-up truck as it was raining.

“I think it is downright ignorance. I’m sending the photos to create awareness that this is cruelty,” the reader said.

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