Sumner County veterinarian Bill Baber won’t be euthanizing animals for Sumner County any longer, according to Sumner County Executive Hank Thompson. A decision today by the Tennessee Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners could strip Baber of his state license all together. Baber is the subject of community protests and outrage after a disturbing video showed Baber euthanizing animals with a shot to the heart.
“I didn’t like what I saw at all,” Thompson said.
Thompson admits he received complaints earlier this year about the heart shot, known as intracardiac euthanasia.
“I called him and told him, I understand you’re using this procedure, but I don’t want you to use that anymore. I assumed that he wasn’t,” Thompson said.
The procedure is illegal in the state of Tennessee unless the animal is sedated.
[Sumner County Stops Vet From Euthanizing At Shelter - WKRN - 11-06-07]
– 11-05-07 – Concerned Citizens Protest Alleged Animal Abuse
UPDATE 3:03p.m. – Check out the terrible reviews on Yahoo! of private practices that use Dr. Bill Baber since this story aired.
UPDATE 4:30p.m. – Dr. Bill Baber’s license has been temporarily suspended
