RI man charged with operating on his own dog

Wilson · 02-05-2010, 08:40 PM

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A Rhode Island man who says he couldn't afford medical care for his dog has been charged with illegally operating on the pet. Alan MacQuattie recently removed a cyst from the leg of his 14-year-old Labrador mix. The dog was operated on again by professionals to deal with an infection from the first surgery. E.J. Finocchio, a veterinarian and president of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, calls the surgery a "heinous crime."

l1zz1e · 02-06-2010, 02:29 PM

I can't believe there's actually a law on the books against operating on an animal.

I've done warble removal, wound cleansing and packing, as well as giving stitches to a wild rabbit the son and neighbor boys drug in. They claimed a cat got a hold of it but I've always suspected it was the blowdart gun, lol.

Wilson · 02-07-2010, 10:20 PM

I have done it as well.

02-05-2010, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wilson Administrator Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,586	RI man charged with operating on his own dog washingtonpost. ^ A Rhode Island man who says he couldn't afford medical care for his dog has been charged with illegally operating on the pet. Alan MacQuattie recently removed a cyst from the leg of his 14-year-old Labrador mix. The dog was operated on again by professionals to deal with an infection from the first surgery. E.J. Finocchio, a veterinarian and president of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, calls the surgery a "heinous crime." __________________ Americans are not a perfect people, but we are called to a perfect mission--Andrew Jackson

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Wilson Administrator Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,586	I have done it as well. __________________ Americans are not a perfect people, but we are called to a perfect mission--Andrew Jackson

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02-06-2010, 02:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
l1zz1e Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: WV Posts: 244	I can't believe there's actually a law on the books against operating on an animal. I've done warble removal, wound cleansing and packing, as well as giving stitches to a wild rabbit the son and neighbor boys drug in. They claimed a cat got a hold of it but I've always suspected it was the blowdart gun, lol.