Posted on 05/09/2014 5:57:51 PM PDT by Innovative
In their lawsuit, Jamie and Marian Harris allege their vet, Millard Lucien "Lou" Tierce III, DVM, said he had discovered in an X-ray that the dog had a birth defect that could not be fixed. The couple, after consulting with the vet at his Camp Bowie Animal Clinic, determined the best course of action for their 170-pound Leonberger was euthanasia.
Six months later, the couple was tipped off by a vet tech at Tierce's clinic that Sid was being kept alive, caged in deplorable conditions and being used for blood donations.
In the lawsuit, the family said they immediately took Sid to another clinic where they learned he had been "abusively kenneled," "had stressed-induced mange," and "had atrophy in his leg muscles, due to gross inactivity and the abusive kenneling," "had veins consistent with him having been used as a regular blood donor," and "definitively had no congenital spine defect."
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A "vet" like this one should lose his license, be locked up and treated the way he treated these innocent dogs who were brought to him to be healed, not abused.
doggie ping
I like the part about taking a million dollars away from the old Dr. Mengele. That will leave a mark.
That is one sick arsehole.
Yes, the vet should lose his license and serve time. Thank goodness for the vet tech’s willingness to help the poor dog!
This is one of the most upsetting stories I’ve heard in my lifetime.
Just awful.
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Have you signed away the rights to your body, while you still have some use for it, via checking the “yes” box on your willingness to allow organ donations via your drivers license?
Years ago, everyone who opposed the concept were ridiculed and told it would never happen...LOL!
So an animal doctor got caught doing what most people already knew would eventually happen.
I bet you still don't think it happens to human patients.
I believe it does happen to people (at least euthanasia) in the USA.
Won’t get a million dollars but will get a substantial amount for illegal conversion of property.
The vet will lose his license and also get a criminal penalty of animal abuse and theft.
If your dog or cat is put to sleep, stay there with it until you know it’s dead. Then take the body to the crematorium yourself.
Bastard needs worse than a suspended license.
He TORTURED those dogs, some for years.
Poor Sid.
Imagine waiting in that hell for your people to come back for you.
It was a beagle.
I HATED that evil book.
HATED it.
Remember the Rottweiler in Needful Things?
Sick mind.
King is mentally defective.
If this were my dogs, I’d achieve a level of crazy no one’s ever seen before.
that veterinarian is a ghoul. i hope he loses and nver touches another animal again. sick bastard. he’d be worrying about more than money if it was me.
Truthfully, animal blood is always in critical shortage, but there is a way around the problem that could pay for the upkeep of many animals that today are typically put down.
To become a canine blood donor, a dog must:
Be friendly with a good temperament
Be from 1 to 6 years of age
Be in good physical condition and free of parasites
Weigh at least 50 pounds
Be current on vaccinations
Have never received a blood transfusion
Not be used for breeding
Be taking no medication except heartworm, flea preventative, or thyroid medication
In that a unit of dog blood can start at $300, if a donation is “rolled back” into upkeep, a dog could pay for months of their care with just a single donation. Donations should be no more often than 60 to 90 days.
Which is a heck of a lot better alternative than euthanasia, as well as saving the life of another dog.
I now wonder what happened to my grandmother’s puppy who Dr. Tierce said had water on the brain so many years ago? I happened to be his clinic one day way after my grandparents thought their pup was being put down. I happened to see this little dog that looked so much like Sugar. I mentioned she did saying her name. The pup started wagging her tail a lot and I asked pointed if she was one and the same. They admitted she was and said they had kept her alive to I think experiment. I told my grandmother. She was devastated; but I don’t know what happened after that. Also, for some reason, my brother and sister had some kind of altercation with this vet but don’t remember what it was.
That’s chilling.
Yes it is. No telling what this guy has done. A lot of people in Ft Worth went to him and thought he was a God. I think the incident with my grandparents happened back in the 70’s.
I’d give them every penny and more. I have no words for this veterinarian. The man is a monster.
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