dvm360's Australian correspondent Phil Tucak, BSc, BVMS, reports on the success of the new membership model at the Australian Veterinary Association and reforms to the veterinary regulatory framework in New South Wales.
|Articles|December 21, 2007
Man makes house calls as veterinarian, but lacks license
Miami - 12/21/07 - A 45-year-old man was arrested after attempting to give a puppy a rabies shot during a house call visit, despite having no veterinarian license.
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Miami - 12/21/2007 - A 45-year-old man was rrested after attempting to give a puppy a rabies shot during a house call visit, despite having no veterinarian license.
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Pablo E. Canchon Jiminez is charged with one count of unlicensed practice of veterinary medicine, according to the Miami-Dade police.
After the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation received a tip that Jiminez was passing himself off as a veterinarian, police began an investigation and arranged a house call using undercover detectives.
When Jiminez arrived, he examined the 7-month-old American boxer presented. When preparing to administer a rabies vaccination, police identified themselves and intiated the arrest.
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