{"id":260345,"date":"2025-05-27T19:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/animal\/who-do-i-call-to-report-animal-cruelty\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T19:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:59:12","slug":"who-do-i-call-to-report-animal-cruelty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=260345","title":{"rendered":"Who do I call to report animal cruelty?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For over 150 years, the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society has provided care, comfort, and compassion to animals in need in communities across Ontario.Today, we want to share with you our mission, and who to call when you see an animal in distress.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:427}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6 aria-level=\"5\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Reporting animal cruelty\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:427,&quot;335559739&quot;:213}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Ontario SPCA does not enforce the province\u2019s animal welfare legislation. If you see an animal in distress, please contact the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/animal-welfare\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Government of Ontario\u2019s Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) team<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> at 1-833-9ANIMAL (1-833-926-4625) or your local police services. If an animal\u2019s life is in immediate danger, call 911.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:427}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6 aria-level=\"5\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Reporting concerns about animals in transport\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:427,&quot;335559739&quot;:213}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For concerns regarding an animal who is loose or not properly sheltered in the back of a pickup truck, you can call PAWS or local police services.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:427}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If your concern relates to the transportation of livestock, call the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inspection.canada.ca\/eng\/1297964599443\/1297965645317\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. They are responsible for the humane transport of livestock. They can be reached at 1-800-442-2342.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:427}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6 aria-level=\"5\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dogs in hot cars\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:427,&quot;335559739&quot;:213}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Parked cars can quickly reach deadly temperatures, even on relatively mild days with the car parked in the shade and the windows open.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:427}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you see an animal in distress in a hot car, call 911 immediately. While you are waiting for help to arrive, ask nearby businesses to put out a page on their PA system asking the person to return to their vehicle.<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:427}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6 aria-level=\"5\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is the Ontario SPCA\u2019s purpose?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:427,&quot;335559739&quot;:213}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need in communities across Ontario. It values all animals and advocates to treat them with respect and kindness. The Society strives to keep pets and families together and does so through a variety of community support services, including sheltering and adoptions, emergency sheltering, feral cat management programs, animal transfers, food distribution, humane education, animal advocacy, and spay\/neuter services.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:427}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Visit our website to learn more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ontariospca.ca\/who-we-are\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">who we are<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:427}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more about our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ontariospca.ca\/what-we-do\/community-support-services\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Community Outreach Services.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:427}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Ontario SPCA is a registered charity and does not receive annual government funding. 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