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3 detained, 2 arrested and charged with operating unlicensed veterinary clinic in Southwest Miami-Dade

SOUTH MIAMI HEIGHTS — Three men were detained, two of whom were taken into custody after a search warrant was served at an illegal veterinarian clinic in Southwest Miami-Dade on Saturday.

Miami-Dade Police said officers served a search warrant at a home in the area of ​​11901 SW 185th Terrace, where they said an anonymous tipster told them about the clinic.

According to MDPD Det. Andre Martin, a former client called detectives sometime last year to report an “unlicensed veterinary clinic,” where the tipster said they brought their pet for an operation on its tail. However, the wounded tail got infected and the pet owner had to take it to an official veterinary clinic. Unfortunately, the pet had its tail amputated as a result of the injury it received.

Arrest affidavits on the men in custody stated that after a records check with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Resources was requested, the agency certified that there was “no evidence” that either of them ever had current or active veterinary licenses.

Martin said that when the warrant was served, investigators found about six to eight patients waiting outside the home to have their animals cared for. During this time,

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Local vet clinic to accept new clients

Northwestern Veterinary Clinic says its application process will open on Feb. 7 at 5 pm, online only.

THUNDER BAY – A local veterinary clinic is opening its doors to new clients.

Northwestern Veterinary Hospital, in a post to its Facebook and website pages, says it will take online applications for new patients starting on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 5 pm

“A limited number of applications will be accepted. Once the maximum has been reached, the application process will become unavailable and you will need to try again the following month,” the post reads.

For some time most veterinary clinics in Thunder Bay have not been accepting new clients, forcing many with pets to travel to places like Dryden or Grand Marais, Minn. for pet care.

Applications are online only, and won’t be accepted by phone, email or in person.

“We are prioritizing pet owners who do not have local veterinary care. “The potential (owner) must therefore not be an active client of any other local veterinary facility,” the clinic owners posted on Facebook.

This includes Crossroads Veterinary Clinic, Highview Animal Clinic or Thunder Bay Veterinary Hospital.

Those who have sought treatment in outlying communities, such as Dryden, Winnipeg and Grand

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Ponemah pet clinic part of campaign for more Indigenous veterinarians

In the gymnasium of the Ponemah Elementary School veterinarian Raye Taylor is hard at work. She’s visiting with a feline patient through the screen door of a green pop-up tent. Because of cats’ nature the clinician found it easier to work with these patients if the cats were by themselves.

But there’s more than just cat-care going on here.

According to an American Veterinary Medical Association report “the veterinary profession is one of the least ethnically and racially diverse professions in the country.” Native Americans make up only about 1 percent of US veterinarians.

However, this week in Ponemah, the numbers are very different. This is the first pet clinic for the organization Natives in Vet Med.

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A puppy is comfortable

The pet clinic continues in Red Lake until Sunday. It is the largest one in the area’s history.

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One of its founders, vet tech Mitakamizi Liberty, is an enrolled member

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Mercer County low-cost animal clinic desperate for new facility

MERCER COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Harrodsburg non-profit served its final patients and closed its doors on Wednesday.

Over the last several years, the Mercer County Fiscal Court has allowed Critters without Litters to occupy a vacant home on Moberly Road in Harrodsburg.

With the Mercer County Animal Shelter building a new facility on the same lot, the house has come down. Critters without Litters’ facility will be demolished after Christmas.

“Of course we’re happy we’re getting a new shelter, we needed one, but also, it was tearing our hearts out because we love this building,” said Terresa Hoskins, president of Critters without Litters.

Hoskins estimates that the clinic has kept 17,000 animals over the years, offering procedures at a fraction of the cost one would pay at a veterinarian’s office.

“We fix ferals, we fix barn cats, animals that other vets don’t want to handle. We do it all for our community,” said Hoskins.

At times, entire litters of strays are dropped off at the clinic. While the vet and vet tech are paid for their services, volunteers facilitate the scheduling and day-to-day operations.

From nurses to retirees to stay-at-home moms, the volunteers have a passion for animals,

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