Should it be legal to smash a car window to save an aniamal?

[Evanora]

SMASH THE WINDOWS SET FIRE TO THE CAR

[Paige.]

i get hot and bothered sitting in the car on a hot day after like 5 minutes, why should animals have to endure this? honestly can't understand owners that leave their animals in the car for long periods of time on a hot day
i wouldn't even hesitate to smash a car window if i felt the animal was in danger
their life > me getting a little bit in trouble

as for it being legal or not, i originally was going to say i 100% think it should be but after thinking more into it perhaps there are other ways around it
obviously you're not going to leave the animal in the hot car even if they're not on death's door as it's just cruel, i think it should be legal under certain circumstances for example: if you ring the rspca and you're then waiting for them to turn up and the animal starts taking a bad turn then it should be legal to then smash the window to get them out

[Lewis]

definitely should be legal if the animal's life is in danger.

[FlyingJesus]

Let's also make car theft legal if you need a lift somewhere

[Absently]

no, unless you have rang like others have said rspca or the police and if they take too long and the dog is obviously in an awful lot of bother then that's the only time, but shouldn't be made legal. especially like you might not know circumstances, like sometimes on hot days i might be bringing dogs off but leave 'em in car for a few minutes if i run into shop (with windows open and stuff obvs) but imagine if someone didn't know that and smashed my window!! i'd be so angry

[Kuybii]

I had the same moment today, walked past a car with a dog on the backseat, my heart dropped...so i forwarded the registration plate of the car, a photo of the dog on the backseat and the road the car was sitting on to the police via the non-emergency line because saving a dogs life isn't apparently an emergency. Hoping something has happened or the cogs are rolling to get the douche who locked the car a fine or something stern.

[The Don]

No it shouldn't be legal to damage other peoples property. There are proper channels available such as calling the RSPCA, turning into a thug and smashing somebodies car window isn't the right thing to do unless it's literally a last resort.

[scottish]

No, call police or RSPCA as others said

However on that though

To the people who responded, if it was the same situation but a baby would you smash it then?

[Kardan]

No, call police or RSPCA as others said

However on that though

To the people who responded, if it was the same situation but a baby would you smash it then?

Nope, call the police, and if it was a situation dependent on time, I'd call 999.

[akeel$]

yes i would send my umbrella right through the window just like brave britney!! justice for animals.