159 Complaints 208 Veterinarians involved 180 Complaints 236 Veterinarians involved 198 Complaints 245 Veterinarians involved
Unlawful Practice
Following investigations, the College obtained two Court Orders from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to prevent a non-veterinarian from engaging in the practice of veterinary medicine.
Laverne Turnbull was ordered to stop practising veterinary dentistry in any form, including floating the teeth of an animal, examining an animal’ s teeth and / or the oral cavity for the purposes of making an assessment, developing a diagnosis and / or formulating a treatment plan, scaling or polishing of the teeth of an animal, extracting an animal’ s teeth and performing dental hygiene on an animal. Mr. Turnbull was not prevented from working as an auxiliary under the direct supervision of a veterinarian. The judgement awarded the College $ 5,000.
Joseph Martin was ordered to stop practising veterinary medicine, including performing neuter surgeries, administering vaccines and administering anesthetics on or to animals. Mr. Martin is not prohibited from treating his own animals or animals owned by his employer. The judgement awarded the College $ 1,600.
In achieving its public protection mandate, the College has the legal authority to obtain Court Orders preventing non-veterinarians from practising veterinary medicine.
COMPLAINTS facts and figures
Matters Dealt with by the Complaints Committee
2014 2015 2016
159 Complaints 208 Veterinarians involved 180 Complaints 236 Veterinarians involved 198 Complaints 245 Veterinarians involved