Comments on: Toronto Animal Cruelty Investigator Who Rescued Dog Still Waits For Decision About Suspension

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By: S. Anderson

S. Anderson — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:49:08 +0000

Are you kidding.? If these people had their pet or child left in car and this officer saved them, he would be a hero. Of course the man was out of control and had to be handcuffed, he was caught being neglect and abusive. Tre did his job. Tre does his job, but where are his colleagues standing up for him? They need to grow a spine and state anyone who mistreats animals and people will be punished. Simple.

By: Dustin Wade Hawker.

Dustin Wade Hawker. — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:07:09 +0000

Hi my name is Dustin Wade Hawker, i’m in grade’10 and live in Brampton,Ontario & I am an animal lover my-self! - When i’m 18 I would like to apply for a career as an OSPCA Police Officer/Investigator just like Smith! - I think as an OSPCA Investigator Smith did the right thing when he handcuffed the criminal to his car so that he can attend to the injured dog Cyrus! - It is not his fault that the bystanders did what they did to the criminal and their for Smith should not have to be doing desk work with a suspended license - he should be back on the Force because it is quite oviouse that he is a caring & loving type of person to animals of all kinds who need his immident help & care to survive! - Thank-you all for listening to what I have to say about Smith’s case & I hope that some time soon the case against Smith will be droped & he will be back on the force & rescueing animals in need by 2009! - I am also very happy to here that Cyrus is ok & in good hands & has fully recoverd from this horrible situation! - Good luck smith & you are deffinetly a true HERO in my book!

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By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:05:07 +0000

I heard about this incident and I would like to say if it wasn’t for Tre Smith the dog wouldn’t be here today. You know people are doing there job and isn’t that the most important thing. That Tre was doing is job right. I know when you are in an intense situation you are not thinking twice what to do with the owner you want to let the dog live. Tre had to do what was safe for him and the dog. As for the people who were throwing things at the owner that as nothing to do with Tre. Is it our fault that we live in a society not just Canada but all over the world that people are just cruel to one another. No, because this is what happens when you have a bunch of people you can’t never please. I am interested in doing what Tre does but hearing his case it makes you feel like you can’t trust the company or the training that Tre received. What happen to sticking up for what is really right here. The dog lived, Tre did is job the way he was trained to do and it is not our fault for the behaviour of other people and their animal. This is why criminals get more freedom and rights no wonder it is hard to find cops, they have no more rights if they are just going to get in trouble for the job they do. Canada is probably better off not having any good cops if they can’t do anything right.

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:11:30 +0000

I am a grade 6 student who is doing a project about animal cruelty and I chose what happened to Cyrus as my topic. I am having trouble though trying to find out what happened in the case to the owner Paul Soderholm?
Was he charged with animal cruelty? Will he serve time in jail? Was he fined? If anyone can help me find out what happened it will help me have a better project.
I am glad that Cyrus is okay and I feel bad for Tre Smith - he is a hero.
Thank you for your help.

By: Silva

Silva — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:41:22 +0000

I think that the Officer did the best he could do. Obviously since he received an award it tells you how people feel. Perhaps it is time that people be restricted from having animals when they abuse them. Our laws are in dire need of change. With these people who are cruel to their animals, it doesn’t stop there. They are also cruel to people. Surely that should give people something to think about to encourage change.

Lets get with the times. The man was trying to save the dog. He was one man. The crowd didn’t care for the man. I wonder why?

Silva

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:03:45 +0000

Same thing happens to our Border Patrol Officers. They try to do their jobs only to be put in jail. Seems that only criminals have rights!

By: shibadiva

shibadiva — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:21:48 +0000

Anna, good idea. Here is what I found on Care2. Everyone please add your names to this petitions!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com.....-tre-smith

http://www.thepetitionsite.com.....sive-owner

There is also a petition to toughen up our animal cruelty laws which, unfortunately I am blocked from right now, but you can all link to it on the PetitionOnline site from my blog:

http://redstarcafe.wordpress.c.....elty-laws/

Here is some info on what Mark Holland (member of parliament) is doing to push for better federal laws:

http://redstarcafe.wordpress.c.....from-1892/

By: shibadiva

shibadiva — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:04:42 +0000

Sharon, the maximum punishment the abuser can get here is 6 months in jail and $2,000 fine. This is way less than what you would get in most US states. Our provincial and federal laws here are pathetic, although there are movements afoot at both levels to get this changed.

I see Toronto Humane Society taking more action to get laws changed than the OSPCA which seems to be mired in the status quo. The latter had a whole bunch of issues last year with insufficient funding and most of their board of directors quit. The issue here appears to be a dog-fight between OSPCA and Toronto Humane. The animals are the ones that suffer.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:27:34 +0000

Would he still be suspended if the guy had left his kid in the car to die of heat stroke instead of his dog? who’s to say that will not be the case next time? the cop should be back on the street and the criminal should be in jail. I thought Canada was better than we are. This sounds more like something that would happen in Texas.

By: Anna_2007

Anna_2007 — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:47:16 +0000

In FL it is OK for the Catholic Church to molest little boys and torture cats.

In Canada, they arrest animal welfare officers for rescuing dogs.

World gone crazy.

Is it time for the meek to start brandishing something, words, petitions, signs, with a little more Emphasis?

By: Anna_2007

Anna_2007 — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:34:38 +0000

ShibaDiva - Why don’t you start a petition at www.thepetitionsite.com - this is the easiest and fast way to collect signatures with a well written letter to send to the dolt in charge of suspending TRE SMITH and to bring his name to the attention of every animal worker as a ROLE MODEL to emulate…and his actions that day as a TEXTBOOK example of what they should do in this situation…and perhaps also a petition to get that Ontario SPCA head totally fired, or else locked in a hot car for five hours…

By: Claudia

Claudia — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:53:16 +0000

I live in Manitoba, but this kind of thing could happen here too, so I wrote Rick Bartolucci:

Hello Mr. Bartolucci,

As someone who has had first-hand experience with animal cruelty and neglect (as an animal shelter volunteer), I urge you to reconsider the revocation of Officer Tre Smith’s license. If animal cruelty officers are not able to restrain potentially dangerous offenders, we will have similar situations as what is occurring across this great nation where police officers and RCMP are being killed by those who believe they are above the law. As someone who was not able to use a firearm or other device, I believe handcuffing the individual was a prudent decision in ensuring his own safety. The actions of the bystanders, while understandable, should be what is questioned here, not Officer Smith’s actions. As someone who cares about any living thing, I would have done the same in his situation. The perpetrator of this terrible act (the dog’s owner) will not suffer any consequences under our antiquated laws, yet, his dog suffered and nearly died — the person on whom he relied did not care one iota.

Would it have made a difference if it were a suffocating child he was rescuing? Would he have been a hero then?

The police department has said it was his right to use handcuffs as an officer and he has not broken any laws. We humans have made animals dependent on us. It is our responsibility to protect them. Officer Smith was just doing his job without risking his own safety.

Please return this loyal individual to his duties. He cares and believes in what he does. He has a heartbreaking job that not too many people could stomach. There are already so few people like this — don’t make it one less.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:01:59 +0000

Tre Smith is a hero and I personally don’t see that anything he did was in poor judgment.

Thanks, Emily, for going through the motions to obtain permission to print Lee Oliver’s email that I [and others] received.

Please everyone, send an email to the new Minister in charge, Rick Bartolucci, who is more inclined to review the case. You can email him at:

rbartolucci.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org

Please - send an email today in support of Tre Smith.