Thursday, January 14, 2010

Details

You can't leave this just hanging out there:
Russell Lewis Oakes registered as a vet in the UK after buying a fake degree certificate on the Internet. Authorities investigated after area veterinarians complained about the quality of his work. Oakes had been treating horses, dogs, and humans.
A more complete and appalling story here.

5 comments:

fish said...

I knew I was in trouble when he pulled on his glove.

Hamish Mack said...

So vets need a licence eh? A note from your mum is not good enough anymore? Damned regulations.

mikey said...

...registered as a vet in the UK after buying a fake degree certificate on the Internet...

Oh. Kinda like a Chiropractor, eh?

We don't seem to mind quacks as long as we are allowed to limit their access to drugs and scalpels...

M. Bouffant said...

I've seldom had problems accessing drugs or scalpels.

mikey said...

I have a couple hemostats, they are very handy little mofos, but what the hell good is a scalpel?