10/06/02.Man operates on his own dog, is charged

by **Dark Blue** » Feb 6th, '10, 05:21

BARRINGTON, R.I. - 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."

Court records show MacQuattie pleaded no contest last week to misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty and unauthorized practice of veterinary medicine.

A phone listing for MacQuattie could not be found. But he told WPRI-TV, which first reported on the surgery, that he didn't think there was anything cruel about what he had done.

by **Dark Blue** » Feb 6th, '10, 16:06

PINK wrote:Did the dog die?

umm...i don't think :unsure:

by **embm** » Feb 6th, '10, 17:53

by **Dark Blue** » Feb 6th, '10, 18:09

PINK wrote:
Dark Blue wrote:
PINK wrote:Did the dog die?

umm...i don't think

So what's the problem. The dog would have died otherwise.

yeah your right, if the dog never died then the man saved his live and he shouldn't be getting changed

10/06/02.Man operates on his own dog, is charged

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