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Originally Posted by megansmomma  |
Not really barred from talking about animals. He was in violation of Texas law forbidding veterinarians from giving advice "unless he or she has first physically examined the animal." To me, this is rather broad. There are info websites where questions can be posed by pet owners and a licensed vet answers. The answers almost always include the advice that the person should take the pet to the vet.
For instance, a person will ask, "My dog is pooping blood. What does this mean?" The vet will respond with a list of possibilities and advise the person to take the dog to the vet. I don't see anything wrong with that.
Hines did start charging money for his online "services." I don't understand why he would want to risk such a thing, and I don't know how he would insure himself against liability.