Hmm, I had to look this up since I didn't even know. Apparently we have an Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals which covers a whole range of things, including animals in a car. OSPCA investigators have the same authority as a police officer when enforcing this law!
Who to Call:
Report suspected animal abuse
To report suspected animal abuse call the Ontario SPCA at 1-888-ONT-SPCA (668-7722) ext. 327 or email
cruelty@ospca.on.ca, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), your local Ontario SPCA Branch, affiliated Humane Society or police.
You can bet on it that they'll smash anything in their way of getting to an animal in distress =)
Immediate distress – entry without warrant
(6) If an inspector or an agent of the Society has reasonable grounds to believe that there is an animal that is in immediate distress in any building or place, other than a dwelling, he or she may enter the building or place without a warrant, either alone or accompanied by one or more veterinarians or other persons as he or she considers advisable, and inspect the building or place and all the animals found there for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is any animal in immediate distress. 2008, c. 16, s. 9.