Ohio, this is one of the strangest veterinary stories I have ever come across! This is yet another reason why Ohio needs to enact SB 217, Veterinary Hospital Inspections. A Texas veterinarian, Dr. Lou Tierce, has terrible allegations against him of keeping an animal - that was supposed to be euthanized - alive, so that his blood could be used for another animal! A complaint against a long-time Fort Worth veterinarian alleges some animals that the owners believed were euthanized were kept alive. The accusers told investigators the vet wanted the animals for their blood. Fort Worth police and medical board investigators raided the Camp Bowie Animal Clinic on Tuesday, acting on a complaint filed by Marian Harris against Dr. Lou Tierce. The Harris family took their 170-pound dog, a Leonberger, named Sid, to Dr. Tierce in May of last year. In October, the family was told Sid had a congenital birth defect. According to the complaint ... Mr. Harris asked whether there was anything that could be done to cure this condition, and Dr. Tierce restated that nothing could be done, and Sid would have to be put down. Harris even brought her son to the clinic to say goodbye to Sid. So I brought him in and had our tearful goodbyes, and we went over very specifically our plans for burial of Sid, and that was the end of it.” Former clinic employee, Mary Brewe, said she was working there when Sid was allegedly supposed to be euthanized. But six mother later, she says she saw Sid alive and gave the Harris family the disturbing news. I remember coming in and them extracting blood from Sid, and basically shaving him, extracting his blood for the other animal upstairs, said Brewer. According to the complaint, The clinic was using Sid (and other dogs) for blood transfusions and other experimental treatments.” Harris actually managed to steal her dog back, and then confronted Dr. Tierce. According to the complaint, another veterinarian examined Sid and determined that among other things, he had mange and shows definite signs of having been used for blood transfusions.” (A cat) was brought in to be euthanized because he had an abscess in his mouth and couldnt eat, and Dr. Tierce changed his name to Graling, had us put him in the dog ward and left him there, and this time that I came back in in 2013, hes still there, said Brewer. Vote on May 6, Ohio, for those candidates that are willing to stand up to animal cruelty and community violence!
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:06:18 +0000