Comments on: Humane Society Investigator Suspended After Saving Dog’s Life

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:58:31 +0000

I understand both sides of the store here. I agree with what the officer done for the dog and I support his rescue efforts 100%. Anyone who saves a life-whether a human or animal-deserves a hand shake and honored. However; having some law enforcement background myself you can not handcuff anyone to a car and walk away not supervised. I can understand him being charged with the assaults because his actions lead to the guy being attacked. The officer should have secured the individual in a vehicle or should have brought the dog over where the guy was handcuffed. PLEASE TAKE NOTE that I am not taking up for the other individual. The officer saved the dogs life and he should not lose his job. I simply want everyone to see BOTH sides of the story. I understand you guys are mad at the other guy and I am too but at the same time, you can’t handcuff someone to a car and walk away. When you place handcuffs on someone you are detaining that individual for further questioning. I would have sat him down on the sidewalk or walked the guy over to the vehicle and sat him down beside it while I assisted the dog. Once you place handcuffs on a individual they become your responsibility. I support the officer 100% and he should keep his job and be praised for saving a dogs life.

By: Gigi says

Gigi says — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:49:16 +0000

April 21th, 2009 at 1:43 pm

I am very suprised about this decision, I am from Germany and something like your decision would not even be allowed to say. This rescuer is a hero, the window can be replaced, is just a material factor, but the dog would not have survived, if this great person would not have done something.
He does need his job back immediately and promoted. This other person of the car should get improsement for treatet a helpless animal this way. I would like to put him into this car, for a long time without water, and nobody shall help him, I am so upset, how can a decision be made this way, I hope, the person can sleep well. It is making me sick.

By: karin

karin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:43:10 +0000

what he did was what he was trained for. i have see a deer with an arrow stuck in his back hine quarter, but when i told the person that shot him to go and put it out of it;s misery i just got laughed at. the person that saved the rotti should be honored for saving his life.

By: Jacky

Jacky — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:52:27 +0000

Kennel do this well, from China, Japan, I am

By: Alexis

Alexis — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:22:04 +0000

i have to say something, DOG ABUSERS NEED TO GET THERE MIND TOGETHER! *crys* im seroius i mean like what if u were that dog and a stranger comes to help u while u were a baby! its the same for that dog! and i would seroisly start a riet if it was me!!!

By: Toronto Animal Cruelty Investigator Reinstated | Itchmo: News For Dogs & Cats

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:01:14 +0000

[…] August, Smith had been suspended after he saved Cyrus, a rottweiler, from a hot car and handcuffed Cyrus’ owner to the car when he came to the […]

By: Megan Ball

Megan Ball — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:48:16 +0000

AGENT SMITH IS BACK AT WORK NOW!

By: mzcelie

mzcelie — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:33:34 +0000

This great guy deserves a medal…the owner got what he deserved…I’d like to take a crack @ him myself…………..

By: mzcelie

mzcelie — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:29:44 +0000

This great guy deserves a medal!

By: Elizabeth in LA

Elizabeth in LA — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:42:55 +0000

Bravo to Tre Smith! Your actions were brave and correct. Best wishes to you and to your speedy reinstatement! I have written in support of your actions. I would have done the same thing. Be proud of saving a life! Thank you!

By: Stefani

Stefani — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:09:42 +0000

What a fabulous man. What can we do for him?

Stefani
The Toonces Project
http://www.TheTooncesProject.com
“Is Your Pet Safe at the Vet?”

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:45:16 +0000

Well I can not put everything that I want to in this email but I want to say that the officer made the right decision the only other thing that I think that he should have done is lock that asshole in a car with the windows up and make sure he has a full length coat on and he can take it off– what the hell are the people at the Ontario Humane Society thinking????? Are they not suppose to protect the animals or is that not their business anymore????

By: Ash

Ash — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:48:59 +0000

Tre should be suspended for a week on triple pay, and given a medal and a tickertape parade when he comes back.

By: pat

pat — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:32:52 +0000

if the excuse for suspending smith is fear of litigation, the ths needs to realise that unless they confront this head-on and defend the actions of their officer, they will substantially diminish their effectiveness as an enforcing entity. the proximate cause of the assault on the dog’s owner was *not* the fact that he was handcuffed, but the fact that he abused his animal. he shouldn’t have been assaulted and those who did that should be prosecuted, but smith had more to worry about than protecting an abuser from an angry public. i can’t imagine anyone beinf stupid enough to bring this into court, but if the owner files suit, i think ths has an obligation to defend this officer in court, and the dog he saved, if they are to remain a legitimate protector of animals.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:38:48 +0000

Good grief! What’s wrong with these idiots for suspending him? I agree with “The GroomRoom” who wrote, “The only mistake he made was handcuffing him to the outside of the car, he shouldâ€™ve cuffed him to the inside where he couldâ€™ve cooked like his dog.”

I wrote the following persons and hope you will, too.

‘hcoghill@ospca.on.ca’; ‘mkwinter.mpp@liberal.ola.org’; ‘mkwinter.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org’; ‘webmaster@torontohumanesociety.com’

Feel free to copy my email if you wish:
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I am mortified that Agent Smith has been suspended. Your agent did what he needed to in order to carry out his responsibilities of protecting the animal. Itâ€™s as simple as that. If that had been a child and Smith had stayed at the scene with the child for the sake of monitoring the parent, thereby putting the childâ€™s life in danger, then you would not have suspended him. Whatâ€™s the logical difference?

Suspending Smith was NOT the responsible thing to do. That the public chose to retaliate against the dogâ€™s owner is a separate issue for which Smith should not have been held responsible for, in spite of the fact that it was Smith who handcuffed the owner. Anyone who leaves a child or animal in a car unattended on a warm day should have all rights revoked. And probably ought to be fed to an angry crowd.

Further, your laws appear to be in dire need of revision.

I find your actions deplorable. Please reinstate him immediately.

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