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It was a random Wednesday evening on May 10th, 2017 in Puerto Rico. I was feeling kind of restless and hungry and went to a local eatery for a sandwich. As I was eating, I started gazing out the window spaced out and preoccupied. I felt agitated and unsettled. Then I noticed this sweet boy in the picture posted with me living alone on the street.

I decided to buy him some food and sit down with him. I was so enamored with him that I couldn’t even see straight. Meeting this boy was a life changing experience. I pulled him off the street and had him boarded in a very fun place for 5 weeks. Every Saturday and Sunday I went to visit him. At this point I knew him and I were forever. I took him home and named him Lucky.

The truth is, the world wasn’t big enough for us to not find each other. This had to happen.

In September of 2017, Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico. As many of you might remember, “I launched the Lucky In Love Relief Fund for Stray Animals in Puerto Rico.” We raised $7,000 and bridged a good amount of stray animals back to life.

When Patrick was killed in August of 2018, Lucky would press his head into my chest several times a day. He knew that’s where the pain was. He did the same when Sammy died on January 30th, 2020.

I’m so in love with Lucky that I coined the phrase and created a T-shirt that says “I Love My Dog Like A Crazy Potato” on the front. And on the back it says, “Love Doesn’t Have To Make Sense.

4 years ago today, I told the world “This is No Ordinary Love.” That still holds true today on May 10th, 2021.

Please Remember to Drive With Compassion. There are stray animals in the street.

It’s easy to forget the mothers of our beloved pets because most of us never met them. But without them, we wouldn’t have been gifted all these angels that came into our lives, made our lives and gave our lives purpose.

In the picture here is Henry on the left, Sammy in the middle and Patrick on the right. Today, only Henry is alive. I would imagine that all 3 of their mother’s have passed by now. But, if I could speak to them, I would let them know how sorry I am about what happened to Patrick and how Sammy passed. It’s truly a story of tragedy. Both of their deaths, especially Patrick’s were life wipe-outs. Of course, I would also tell them Henry is still doing great. At 12 years old he can still jump up on the couch.

I got Sammy, Henry and Patrick in pet stores. Today, I wouldn’t purchase a pet. I believe in “Adopt don’t Shop” 100 percent. While, I am sure there are some responsible breeders, it’s not right to profit off of creating life when we don’t really know where the animals will end up, and the fact that millions of sheltered animals are holding their breath waiting to be adopted for free.

Now, I recognize that pets being sold in pet stores are Not aware of the vicious cycle they’re inside of. From their perspective, they’re in a cage and want to be adopted also. This is why puppy mills and breeders need to stop the cycle.

Today, 5 of my 6 dogs are strays that I pulled right off the street in Puerto Rico. I even did a video with Lucky and Sammy highlighting that a stray animal or shelter animal can make as good a pet as any dog. I think maybe even better.

The Wolfpack and I march on in the name of Sammy, Patrick, DriveWithCompassion and all of the Wolfpack’s mothers and the mothers in our communities from around the world.

Forest Gump’s mother was right, “Death is part of life.” And Forrest was right when he said “I sure wish it wasn’t.

We are not a traditional family. But, a family nonetheless. I would swim across oceans and move mountains for these boys. Tending to their needs has given my life purpose. We march on in the name of Sammy, Patrick and DriveWithCompassion.

Not bad for three strays from the streets of Puerto Rico. Remember, please Drive With Compassion. There are stray animals in the street.

17 year old Darnella Frazier is the one who filmed the Derek Chauvin murder of George Floyd. It’s her video we’ve all been watching the past year. It’s her video that changed the world.

On Tuesday April 20, 2021, Derek Chuavin was convicted of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd’s death. He’s facing up to 40 years in prison.

Policing forever changed yesterday. The Police will no longer look the other way when their colleagues commit dastardly acts. Accountability is called to order. That’s a good thing for all communities.

Everyone knows we need the police. Nobody’s disputing that. But, we don’t need police like Derek Chauvin and the 3 complicit officers that just sat there and let the murder take place. We have to think of policing like we do pilots with airplanes. We expect perfection. Otherwise, people die.

Touchdown for humanity.

DriveWithCompassion is calling for Darnella Frazier to be Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

After a very busy day, it’s nice to lay down with my little Big guy, Rocky. He’s little in the sense that he’s my boy. He’s big in the sense that when we playfight, I have black and blue marks all over my body. Lol. I guess it’s true what they say, “Love Hurts.”

I rescued Rocky off the street in Puerto Rico on November 19th, 2015. Please Drive With Compassion. There are stray animals in the street.

America has an addiction to guns like the world has never seen. And like with any addiction, unless the addict admits it’s a problem, the carnage will continue.    

Yet again, we have 2 mass shootings in one week. 19 year old Scott Hole shot and killed 8 people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis this past Thursday. He then turned the gun on himself and ended his life. It’s interesting that at 19 years old, you can’t buy a beer, but you can legally purchase a semiautomatic rifle.

Then, last night in the wee hours going into Sunday morning, an unidentified man walked into the Somers House Bar in Kenosha, Wisconsin and opened fire killing 3 people and injuring 3 others. The shooter has been arrested, but his name has not been released. 

This MUST STOP NOW:   

Even if there were no bad guys, no mentally ill people and no terrorists, there are way too many guns in circulation. The US is 4% of the world’s populations, but owns over 40% of the world’s guns. If our society is so blinded by guns, greed and death that it can’t respect basic arithmetic, this will keep happening. 

DriveWithCompassion is calling for the below in order to eradicate most mass shootings:

• 1. Ordinary citizens should NOT be allowed to own any firearms other than a regular pistol that shoots 6 bullets, one at a time. 
• 2. Require all gun owners to purchase gun insurance. 
• 3. Ban ALL Military Style Weapons. 
• 4. Education. What do I mean by education? People need to understand that guns are bad. Just like drugs are bad. Guns are bad. Guns should not be a hobby or a pastime. It’s literally killing our society. Instead of hunting and shooting clay pigeons, take your family out to dinner. Instead of your teenagers playing Mortal Combat type games for 5 hours a day, have them volunteer at an animal shelter.

There’s no place for guns in the digital age. Millennials and Generation Z don’t want our guns, greed and wars. It’s time to repeal the 2nd Amendment and replace it with common sense gun control. If that means destroying the gun industry, so be it. We don’t need a booming gun industry. It’s supposed to be lives before profits. Not the other way around. 

Thank you for hearing me out. 

We have to think of Policing like we do Pilots with airplanes. We expect perfection when it comes to life and death matters. What Derek Chauvin did to George Floyd can Never happen again.

Floyd was tortured to death for 9 1/2 minutes by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The whole world saw it on video. But, if that wasn’t enough to convince you that Floyd was murdered, perhaps the 26 witnesses did, which included Paramedics, EMT’s, the Minneapolis Chief of Police, the Minneapolis Police Lieutenant, a use of force trainer for the Minneapolis Police, an on duty Minneapolis firefighter, a Martial Arts expert and etc.

Whether people want to make Floyd a martyr or not, to each their own on that. But, this totally avoidable murder needs to be a lesson to other bloodthirsty police officers and their complicit colleagues. Floyd tried to buy cigarettes and food with a $20 forged check. And then he was choked to death for 9 1/2 minutes by the police.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, tragically, it’s a crime to be poor in the United States. And that just ain’t right man.

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It’s time to wipe out all of student debt. DriveWithCompassion is a big believer in the 2% wealth tax. It’s time to Everybody wins here, including the rich.

Remember, the first $50 Million is free and clear from any wealth tax.

Let’s say your worth $100 Million: The first $50 Million won’t get taxed at all. The second $50 Million will be taxed 2%. That equals $1 Million. – So you’re still worth $99 Million. What’s the problem?

Let’s say your worth $150 Million: The first $50 Million won’t be taxed at all. You will be taxed 2% on $100 Million. That equals $2 Million. So you’re still worth $148 Million. What’s the problem?

Let’s say you’re worth $200 Million: The first $50 Million will not be taxed at all. You will be taxed 2% on $150 Million. That equals $3 Million. So, you’re still worth $197 Million. What’s the problem?

Think about those numbers. The rich stay extremely rich. But, the wealth tax can give everyone the opportunity to go to college for free. It also can wipe out current student debt.

Guess what happens when young professionals are not drowning in student debt? – They can buy cars, rent apartments and have more disposable income to buy things.

Guess what that’s good for? The ECONOMY. That’s called a Win. Win.

DriveWithCompassion salutes all those who’ve served and are serving in the military. The price of freedom is not cheap. We think the greatest respect we can show our armed forces is to Not send them into frivolous wars.

We want to thank retired Armyman, Emmanuel Enrique Dextre for having the United States Army make this uniform for Sammy here in the picture. It’s Not a costume. This was made for Sammy by US Army.

Sincerely,

Scott Smith – Sammy and Patrick’s human dad, and General to the greatest Wolfpack in history. Wolfpack 8 to be precise.

He knew to let a bee just be.

All animals, marine life, reptiles, rodents, insects and etc. have their place and purpose in nature.

Hubris and arrogance got us into this mess. Humility and nobility can bring us out.

The Path to a better World flows through the Humane treatment of All Living Creatures.