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In memory and honor of one very special cat. How Edward J. Nichols, DVM, Crestway Animal Clinic, San Antonio, Texas, treated Suki.
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Lawsuit Update - Settlement Annoucement Made AND THE CASE WAS DISMISSED On July 21, 2005, Edward J. Nichols, DVM, Crestway Animal Clinic, San Antonio, Texas, filed a lawsuit against the owner of this site, seeking a permanent injunction to dismantle vetabusenetwork.com and enjoin me from expressing my opinions about him and his treatment of Suki.
Nichols FAILED to get an injunction against me or this site (see order denying injunction here)
Nichols FAILED AGAIN on appeal (see 4th Circuit COA decision here)
After 2 1/2 years of litigation, this matter was set for trial on March 10, 2008. A settlement announcement was made in Bexar County District Court, and
THIS CASE WAS DISMISSED WITH FINALITY ON MARCH 10, 2008.
Read
and What Happened to Suki...and What Happened to Me: A Timeline
From Suki's Story: "Here is what I get to live with for the rest of my life: Edward J. Nichols, DVM, putting Suki into an induction box where she had to inhale halothane and nitrous oxide while I knew nothing about it. Ed Nichols extracting a tooth without my permission or even having the simple human decency to inform me of anything he was doing to her. Ed Nichols not giving Suki IV fluids after recording “v. dehydrated” on her chart. The unbearable and eternal agony of now knowing Suki lay dying, dehydrated in a cage, at Crestway Animal Clinic, while I had no idea at the time. And these horrifying events are only the tip of the iceberg. And finally, the most bone-chilling knowledge of all: Had Suki not lived long enough to be seen by second opinion vets, I would have never known what had been happening. I must repeat this so you understand: Had Suki died at any time at Crestway Animal Clinic, at home with me, or during the four weeks of March 22 and April 19, 1999, before I got her to other vets – I would have never known what really happened to Suki. As it is, I will never really know how much she might have suffered, but I do know that my grief and pain will never end.Don’t ever lull yourself into thinking that
this can’t happen to you. I would have said the same thing before I was
forced to live through this nightmare.
My only hope is that
Suki’s Story helps somebody reading these words.
If only one pet guardian learns something from what happened here,
if only one animal is helped by any of this, if only one veterinarian
makes the ethical choice to treat our companions as the family members
that they are, then my brave and beautiful Suki did not die in vain." Founder, vetabusenetwork.com
Read the complete Suki's Story here, including lab work and patient chart from Crestway Animal Clinic.
Truth is [justice’s] handmaid, freedom is its child, peace is its companion, safety walks in its steps, victory follows in its train... - Sydney Smith
Do you need to file a complaint against a veterinarian?
Start here.
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out the new States
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related links from your
state
In
2005, Edward J. Nichols, DVM, and Edward J. Nichols DBA Crestway Animal
Clinic filed a lawsuit against me and SOUGHT
AN INJUNCTION TO FORCE ME TO REMOVE ALL CONTENT RELATING TO HIM, CRESTWAY
ANIMAL CLINIC, AND HIS TREATMENT OF MY CAT SUKI. AT A
HEARING ON JULY 28, 2005, NICHOLS REQUESTED A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION. THIS
REQUEST WAS DENIED BY THE TRIAL COURT WHO REFUSED TO GRANT A TEMPORARY
INJUNCTION. NICHOLS
APPEALED THAT ORDER. THE SAN ANTONIO COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMED THE
TRIAL COURT'S ORDER DENYING
HIS REQUEST FOR A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION. (Read
appeals court decision here) NICHOLS' LAWSUIT SEEKS TO OBTAIN A PERMANENT INJUNCTION TO DISMANTLE THIS SITE AND ENJOIN ME FROM EXPRESSING MY OPINIONS ABOUT HIM AND THE SERVICES HE RENDERED TO SUKI. --Julie Catalano, founder, vetabusenetwork.com
What
are SLAPP lawsuits? SLAPP is an acronym for "strategic lawsuit against public participation," a category of lawsuit viewed as an attempt not to win in court, but to harass a nonprofit group or publication that is raising issues of public concern. -- sfgate.com Read about SLAPP suits - Check out
If you know of any other lawsuits being filed by veterinarians against citizens, send information to speakout@vetabusenetwork.com
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Veterinary incompetence, negligence, and abuse are alive and well in the
United States and all over the world. Every day, untold numbers of
defenseless animals are left in the hands of some negligent, incompetent
doctors who inflict cruelty, injury, and death on our pets -- and get away
with it.
Millions
of people take their pets to vets every year. Although skilled, competent
veterinary care certainly outweighs the incidences of negligence and
abuse, the damage that those veterinarians do is incalculable in terms of
animal suffering, public health and safety, consumer fraud, and the
emotional devastation caused by knowing that our beloved pets were harmed
or destroyed by the very person entrusted with their care.
If
you believe that no veterinarian anywhere would ever deliberately harm an
animal...never abuse client or public trust...never abuse their positions
as doctors...or would never violate the laws of their profession...you
will learn that public record, disciplinary actions by vet boards, and
increasing media coverage on this ugly and disturbing subject say
otherwise.
And
if you think that it can't happen to you and your pet...think again.
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