This just made me sick to read. Although he is not in my immediate area his "practice" is within 15 minutes of my to the south. There have been numerous reports of dog fighting new the area.
What is further disturbing is that he LIVES about 5 minutes from me in a very nice area! I hope he is convicted and rots in prison!
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South and Southwest Chicago news Park Forest veterinarian arrested Doctor accused of failing to report dogfighting
A Park Forest veterinarian whose troubled disciplinary past includes allegations of substandard care that left pets dead, "drooling into" a dog during surgery and watering down vaccines to boost profits has been criminally charged for allegedly failing to report dogfighting.
Dr. Gary Friederich, 64, owner of the
Park Forest Animal Clinic, was arrested at his
Palos Park home Thursday and charged with six counts of violating state veterinary law, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.
The investigation began after police received numerous complaints about the clinic, including photos that showed urine-soaked boxes and blood-caked syringes inside the operating room. State investigators were also eyeing the clinic's medical and records-keeping practices.
Undercover investigators from the sheriff's office took
dogs that had been brought to south suburban animal shelters with dogfighting injuries to Friederich for treatment, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.
One undercover officer brought a black female pit bull that had its left ear bitten off to Friederich, who instructed the officer to bring the animal to the back door after being told it had been injured in a dogfight, according to a police report.
Friederich asked the officer if the dog had won and then, when the officer asked if his dog could fight again, was told it would be "as good as new," the report says. During the next visit, Friederich asked an assistant "We just gave that dog a
rabies shot, right?" winked at the officer and billed him $55 for the shot.
Later testing showed the pit bull had never been vaccinated for rabies and was in worse condition than when the officer brought it to Friederich, according to a police report.
Friederich, whose veterinary license is temporarily suspended, has been disciplined six times by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. In its most recent, 21-count complaint filed last month, he is charged with "professional incompetence" and "gross malpractice."
So of course I needed to check out where is jerk lives since I know the area well.
Check out his home! I am going to guess that it's at least a half million if not more. I want to throw up just thinking about the morals of this POS. I'm sure he knew exactly what he was doing with his practice located in the area that is was.....and I hope it will forever be in the past tense!
13159 S 80th Ct, Palos Park, IL 60464 - Google Maps