Administrative Law - CVO

The Member, a veterinarian, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for viewing pornography on a workplace computer during working hours while other staff were present.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the Member engaged in unprofessional conduct and conduct unbecoming a veterinarian.

Applying the public interest test, the Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a public reprimand, a 1.5-month suspension, practice monitoring conditions, ongoing therapy, and $5,000 in costs.

The College of Veterinarians of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the member regarding his treatment of a dog that presented with stiffness and later developed severe kidney failure.

The Discipline Committee found that the member failed to recommend appropriate diagnostic testing or aggressive treatment for the dog's kidney failure, and that his medical records were inaccurate and inadequate.

The Committee accepted the College's expert evidence and refused to qualify the member's proposed expert due to bias.

The member was found to have engaged in professional misconduct by failing to maintain the standards of practice, failing to make proper records, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The College of Veterinarians of Ontario brought professional misconduct allegations against a member regarding his care of a Great Dane.

The Discipline Committee found the member committed professional misconduct by failing to reassess the dog after diagnostic testing, failing to adequately monitor and treat the dog, failing to communicate with the owner, and failing to maintain proper records.

Following the merits decision, the member retained counsel and entered into a joint submission on penalty, predicated on his undertaking to permanently resign from the profession.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, finding it protected the public interest and obviated the need for further penalty orders.

The College of Veterinarians of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for professional misconduct relating to the misdiagnosis of a puppy, failure to properly record discussions with the owner, and revising medical records.

The Member admitted to the allegations and the parties presented an Agreed Statement of Facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, finding the Member's conduct serious and incompatible with professional expectations.

The Member was reprimanded, his license was suspended for two months, and he was ordered to complete remediation and pay $5,000 in costs.

Following a finding of professional misconduct for physically abusing a horse, failing to communicate clinical findings, and breaching client confidentiality on social media, the Discipline Committee determined the appropriate penalty and costs.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and remedial conditions including anger management, equine restraint training, and practice monitoring.

The Committee also ordered the Member to pay 30% of the College's costs, fixed at $103,698.38, payable in installments following the suspension.