If anybody knows what else anybody in different states can do to help PLEASE let us know.

Imo he will get away with everything & if he wants to will be able to work at the shelter again.

And here I thought Maryland was a somewhat progressive state. *scoffs* I feel so dumb–I grew up here! ugh.

~The Lioness

Need a couple good reporters to investigate and blow the lid off of these agencies because far too many people seem to think that because it is under the umbrella of the State it protects the consumer’s pets.

Just like the FDA…..sounds familiar, eh?

After this and the Congo/trespassing issue and stupid, stupid action taken by the local judge to incarcerate Congo, I’m of the mind we almost need to de-structure our government and rebuild it.

Just FYI, I only have records for a certain time period on my site, not all records forever. So, just because your vets name isn’t there doesn’t mean he or she doesn’t have a record. To be sure, you would need to file a FOIA request with the state.

As for Katz, it is my opinion that he is the MOST unethical individual I have EVER met. Also, the state of Pennsylvania just ordered him to “voluntarily” surrender his license after reviewing the case decision regarding my cat.

I have not even put all the facts up on my website. For example, he transferred my cat to another hospital and left a note saying that if my cat died, he would have someone come and pick up his dead body the next day. And he never even called me to tell me what was going on. Other stuff .

Of course I agree with you about these shelter animals deserving better than this. What kind of person could do that? Only a sociopath, IMHO.

Stefani

As for this schmuck, half of me is not surprised he got his license back. At least he has said he will not euthanize, but still. WTF? I really hope his license gets yanked in December. I would also like to see him charged with animal cruelty.

I don’t CARE that these weren’t people’s pets. They were sentient beings who feel pain and fear and sadness. :(

~The Lioness

I was so, SO sad to see this last night.

“So lets see now. The Board reinstated his license, pending a board meeting where they will decide whether or not to take away this same license.

Gee, we all wonder how that hearing is going to come out.”

Exactly. I’m on the edge of my seat. :(

I am just beyond disappointed. I came up off the couch last night when it came on the news.

I wrote so many letters last week. Sigh. I feel so defeated. :*( Nothing is ever going to make a difference, if the vet board will stand up for this monster.

“i’m beginning to think that the only way to stop it is to lay waste to the entire power structure and start from scratch.”

As I understood it, that was the original intent of the second amendment. But just try it now and see how they slaughter us.

this kind of wink wink nod nod say no more is becoming increasingly evident at every level of government. they don’t even pretend to be ashamed of themselves anymore. i’m beginning to think that the only way to stop it is to lay waste to the entire power structure and start from scratch.

Re: “locals to picket his business which surely should result in putting him out of business”

Who owns the video? Can the owner of the video give permission to the protesters to run it outside his office?

They should get one of those “wearable” video screens like PETA uses. If anyone would take their pets to him after seeing that, they are nuts!

While I agree that this is not very different than the human medical boards, there is one huge factor that makes the regulation of veterinary medicine MUCH less effective than that of human medicine: Malpractice suits cannot be brought from a pragmatic standpoint when your pet becomes a victim. Therefore, the ONLY recourse a consumer has is to go to the vet boards. In human medicine, lawyers are more than happy to take a GOOD strong malpractice case. Because we have ONLY the vet boards to turn to, NOTHING is ever done about vets whose licenses should have been taken away a long time ago.

We are at the mercy of the vet boards to protect us and our pets from bad vets, and THEY DON’T. Instead, they coddle them.

Take a look at the case of Thomas Sheridan (www.sheridantruth.com). That man is STILL practising.

My website, the Toonces Project, currently features an editorial on how BAD the vet board is in Texas. Several consumers in Texas are trying to do something about it now. This editorial could be written about ALMOST any state in the US — it’s just as bad.

We, as consumers who LOVE our pets, need to demand that these vet boards do their job, and put pressure on them.

Let’s make them feel the heat in Tennessee. What can we do? How can we mobilize?

Please visit The Toonces Project and read the front page editorial.

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

PS — I realize that these animals were not anyone’s pets, but they, too, deserve humane treatment, and a person who would do what this man has done SHOULD NEVER be allowed to practice as a vet, at a shelter or anywhere else. He is LACKING in the basic compassion REQUIRED of all medical professionals and is clearly a SOCIOPATH with no conscience.