WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. (WXIN) — A veterinarian accused of a number of counts of animal cruelty and assault in New York state was arrested Saturday by police and an ASPCA Humane Legislation Enforcement Unit.
Veterinarian Javier Diaz, proprietor of Important Avenue Animal Hospital within the village of Elmsford, is accused of bodily abusing pets at his clinic on six totally different events.
Throughout one of many incidents, Diaz reportedly kicked a three-legged senior German shepherd within the chest and twisted and pulled the canine’s ear so arduous that it “screamed incessantly,” wrote the SPCA Westchester in a Fb submit.
The veterinarian is then stated to have kicked the canine once more in its jaw, which induced the shepherd to jerk its head again, in line with the submit. A veterinary assistant who was holding the canine in place bought hit by the canine’s head and suffered a bloody nostril.
SPCA Westchester additionally stated Diaz lower a two-month-old kitten’s gums and palate after shoving a nail clipper designed for canine into its mouth.
Moreover, Diaz is accused of punching a Shiba Inu within the ribs, punching a Chihuahua to “make it cease crying,” choking a Shih Tzu nearly to the purpose of unconsciousness, and jabbing a Labrador retriever within the ribs with a nail clipper and twisting its paw.
As of Monday, Diaz was nonetheless listed as a employees member on Important Avenue Animal Hospital’s web site.
He was additionally charged with forgery for giving a pet proprietor a certificates of rabies vaccination and charging for the vaccine with out truly administering a shot, in line with the Yonkers Occasions.
