It’s been a rough week for Jeremy Cameron and the family dog, Smokey.
“He’s had staples put in his head,” Cameron’s wife, Rachel Johns, shared about her husband’s condition. “His chest is sliced from the middle, all the way down his left leg, and then his left leg is cut so bad to the joint that they want to amputate it.”
On Monday, the couple was outside the Motel 6 in downtown Salt Lake City, where they work, when a man allegedly threatened Jeremy.
“He looked at Jeremy and said, ‘I’m going to kill your dog,’ and he started stabbing him, and I just wasn’t strong enough to pull him off of him,” Rachel said.
The man stabbed Smokey, as well as his own dog, then stabbed Cameron’s hand and bicep. Johns doesn’t know how the couple will come up with the thousands of dollars they’ll need for surgery and vet bills.
“The ambulance took his clothes and incinerated it, that’s what happened at the hospital,” claimed Johns. “His wallet, his whole paycheck, was in his pants, basically. It’s just frustrating, so it’s been a struggle.”