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Being a veterinarian is not easy these days.

Your patient can’t tell you what’s wrong with them and if you get something wrong, prepare to face human wrath.

The demands to keep animals alive at all costs, rather than euthanising in the best interest of the pet, are also growing by the month.

When you pop into your local practice you are right to expect that the basics are taken care of and your vet applies their knowledge and training.

One vet in Pretoria, who has been dubbed ‘the Silverton Butcher’, appears to be falling way short on that front.

This past Sunday, Carte Blanche shone a light on this heartbreaking story:

In October this year, ten healthy dogs were taken to a well-known veterinarian in Gauteng for sterilisation. It was a simple enough procedure, especially for an experienced practitioner, but inexplicably, seven dogs died.

This wasn’t the first time animals had mysteriously died in the vet’s care. This time, though, an animal activist who’d been investigating the vet for years, finally obtained crucial evidence to prove her negligence.

Dr Lanina Moos faced legal woes as far back as 2007 when she was accused of animal abuse after a dead dog was found in her vehicle at a shopping centre, with charges later withdrawn.

She may find this segment harder to come back from. Prepare for your blood to boil:

[source:carteblanche]