Inspection is gruesome, and vet's license is revoked. Pet owner cautions, 'Don't stay silent'

"An inspection on Aug. 16, 2022, of the Fresno County facility by Jessica Sieferman, executive officer of the California Veterinary Medical Board, found "unsanitary conditions" throughout the premises, including "poor ventilation, deceased animals stored in an unsanitary manner, and unsterile surgical equipment," according to court documents. The inspector also observed that nearly every room in the facility was "cluttered, dirty, dusty, unsanitary, and had a foul odor of blood or internal organs.""

""The sinks, wet tables, and countertops in the facility were covered with trash, dirty endotracheal tubes, pet hair, used scalpel blades, used syringes, grooming supplies, buckets of animal parts, and dirty towels, among other things," the document states. In total, 25 violations were documented by the inspector, including several expired medications and misbranded drugs and storage of "several deceased neonatal puppies in five open white buckets in a freezer," the document says."

"A California veterinarian's license has been revoked after an inspection that found a stomach-churning list of more than two dozen violations including "deceased neonatal puppies" discovered in open buckets in a freezer and containers of animal parts. He also was accused of botching medical procedures and causing animals to suffer. One pet owner told The Times that his 15-year-old Chihuahua, Mr. Tillman, still has not recovered from his ordeal."

A California veterinarian surrendered his license following an inspection that documented unsanitary conditions and more than two dozen violations at a Fresno County clinic. The inspection found poor ventilation, deceased animals stored unsanitarily, unsterile surgical equipment, and nearly every room cluttered, dirty, and emitting a foul odor of blood or internal organs. Sinks and countertops were covered with trash, used medical instruments, grooming supplies, buckets of animal parts, and dirty towels. The inspector noted expired and misbranded medications and storage of several deceased neonatal puppies in five open buckets in a freezer. Food and beverages were stored next to biologicals and frozen semen. Pet owners reported animals suffered and one elderly Chihuahua had not recovered.

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