'I still own him to this day,' the vet said, adding that he continued working with Keating and was proud of the work Surgeons for Strays had completed until it was dissolved.Īcting as their supervisor, Good said the surgeons who treated the animals were considered 'veterinary assistants.' The procedure was a success and Good ended up adopting the animal. ![]() Smith, as the pooch was named, had been struck by a motor vehicle, according to Good. Good said he invited Keating to his clinic in Marietta where they attended to the dog's injuries. I can fix this,' he remembers Keating saying about the 50lb animal. Keating had come across a pit-bull mix with a broken back and two broken legs, recalls Good. The group's website (shown above) and Facebook page have been taken down Surgeons for Stays officially filed for its dissolution with the Georgia Secretary of State on Friday. 'When we started looking at the X-rays, we were like, 'Oh, this is - something's wrong here, this is not OK,' AnneMarie Jones, a Metro Atlanta veterinarian office manager told WSB. The complaints included concerns over X-ray images taken of some of the procedures. It's not clear what exactly went wrong in some of the surgeries, but it's understood that broken bones were not properly mended. Alan Cross, who has practice veterinary medicine for more than two decades, told WSB. 'People who were not appropriately trained in veterinary medicine were caring for the animals, and we were concerned for their well-being,' Dr. Veterinarians were worried about the outcomes of surgical procedures, restraint methods used and supervision during the surgeries. ![]() ![]() Surgeons for Stays officially filed for its dissolution with the Georgia Secretary of State on Friday, after veterinarians in Atlanta voiced concerns about the organization allowing surgeons - trained to treat humans - to practice unlicensed veterinary medicine. Licensed orthopedic surgeons who performed surgical procedures on stray animals have been forced to shut down their non-profit organization after trained veterinarians complained to state officials in Georgia.
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