Am I on crazy pills here? You may have read a recent story about Tre Smith, the Humane Society’s lead investigator. In this story, he found a dog left alone in a vehicle on a hot day. He smashed open the window to free the animal, then began helping the animal with the assistance of people nearby. Not so bad so far, right? Well we’re just turning off the exit of the sanity highway, baby!
When Cyrus’s owner returned to his car, Smith handcuffed him to the vehicle and left him alone while Cyrus was taken away for treatment. It was during that time, the owner alleged, that the angry mob already gathered at the scene began beating him. (CBC).
When the police showed up, the guy was still handcuffed to the car, but he was now bleeding! If he’s anything like me, that blood probably just started pouring out on its own. However, some suspect that the angry mob was to blame! Not Megan Ball, who doesn’t know Smith. She set up a Facebook group supporting the investigator.
As for Smith, he doesn’t think he’s hero material, and just said: “It’s unfortunate that it took Cyrus’s pain and suffering for us to get here.”
Preventing animal cruelty is one thing, but didn’t Smith think before leaving a defenseless man handcuffed to a car surrounded by people who probably weren’t too happy with him at the moment? Now people are calling for Smith’s reinstatement after his suspension.
To anybody who supports this guy: you realize that he willfully left a man in what was probably a worse condition than he found the dog in, right?
