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12-18-2004, 11:09 AM
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/westmoreland/s_280922.html
Animal cruelty charges filed
Items allegedly used by a Sewickley Township woman to mutilate the paws of at least two cats in botched surgery attempts were obtained during her past employment with an unidentified local veterinary hospital, according to humane officer Kathy Hecker, of Animal Friends in Pittsburgh.
On Tuesday, two charges of cruelty to animals were filed by Hecker against Loria Baur, 45, of Herminie, before District Justice Joseph A. Dalfonso, Monessen. Baur's criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause were then delivered to the office of District Justice Charles M. Christner, where a preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 31.
The charges came as a result of an investigation into injuries suffered by the cats when the woman, who is not a licensed veterinarian, allegedly tried to declaw the animals.
Hecker said an eyewitness to one of the procedures had in her possession a plastic bag left at her house by the defendant containing animal drugs, bloody surgical instruments, needles and two vials of Telazol, an anesthetic commonly used during cat surgery. The anesthetic is a controlled substance available only to licensed veterinarians, Hecker said.
"The actor is known to be a past employee of a local veterinary hospital, where she had access to many animal medical products, syringes and instruments," Hecker said.
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http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/3978525/detail.html
Cat's Paw Mutilated; Do-It-Yourself Vet Charged
POSTED: 2:54 pm EST December 7, 2004
GREENSBURG, Pa. -- A Westmoreland County woman is accused of seriously injuring a cat by attempting to declaw it in exchange for payment.
Loria Baur, 45, allegedly performed the botched operation on Nov. 15 for the pet's owner, who lives in Greensburg.
Police say Baur claimed to have veterinary experience before the pet owner agreed to pay her $50 for the declawing.
After the cat's paws became infected, the owner took it to Grace Veterinary Hospital in Mount Pleasant for surgery.
Dr. John O'Laughlin, who is caring for the animal, said it may end up losing part of a paw.
"This surgery is going to have to be redone because there were bits of bone left in the good foot," O'Laughlin said. "The rotted foot, she has only two toes left."
Investigators say Baur used to work at a veterinary hospital but is not a licensed veterinarian in Pennsylvania.
Baur, of Lowber, is charged with cruelty to animals.
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Animal cruelty charges filed
Items allegedly used by a Sewickley Township woman to mutilate the paws of at least two cats in botched surgery attempts were obtained during her past employment with an unidentified local veterinary hospital, according to humane officer Kathy Hecker, of Animal Friends in Pittsburgh.
On Tuesday, two charges of cruelty to animals were filed by Hecker against Loria Baur, 45, of Herminie, before District Justice Joseph A. Dalfonso, Monessen. Baur's criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause were then delivered to the office of District Justice Charles M. Christner, where a preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 31.
The charges came as a result of an investigation into injuries suffered by the cats when the woman, who is not a licensed veterinarian, allegedly tried to declaw the animals.
Hecker said an eyewitness to one of the procedures had in her possession a plastic bag left at her house by the defendant containing animal drugs, bloody surgical instruments, needles and two vials of Telazol, an anesthetic commonly used during cat surgery. The anesthetic is a controlled substance available only to licensed veterinarians, Hecker said.
"The actor is known to be a past employee of a local veterinary hospital, where she had access to many animal medical products, syringes and instruments," Hecker said.
:mad: :mad: :mad:
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/3978525/detail.html
Cat's Paw Mutilated; Do-It-Yourself Vet Charged
POSTED: 2:54 pm EST December 7, 2004
GREENSBURG, Pa. -- A Westmoreland County woman is accused of seriously injuring a cat by attempting to declaw it in exchange for payment.
Loria Baur, 45, allegedly performed the botched operation on Nov. 15 for the pet's owner, who lives in Greensburg.
Police say Baur claimed to have veterinary experience before the pet owner agreed to pay her $50 for the declawing.
After the cat's paws became infected, the owner took it to Grace Veterinary Hospital in Mount Pleasant for surgery.
Dr. John O'Laughlin, who is caring for the animal, said it may end up losing part of a paw.
"This surgery is going to have to be redone because there were bits of bone left in the good foot," O'Laughlin said. "The rotted foot, she has only two toes left."
Investigators say Baur used to work at a veterinary hospital but is not a licensed veterinarian in Pennsylvania.
Baur, of Lowber, is charged with cruelty to animals.
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