UPDATE: CONVICTED! Menjivar, 52, pled no contest to one
count of unlicensed practice of veterinary medicine. Judge Leland Harris
sentenced Menjivar to 36 months of probation, 30 days jail, 500 hours of
community service and 16 sessions of animal cruelty counseling. Menjivar is
scheduled to surrender on October 16, 2015.
Congratulations City Attorney Mike Feuer and Supervising Attorney Don Cocek for prosecuting the case!
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer has brought charges against Hector Antonio Menjivar, of Holiday Humane Society, for allegedly posing as a veterinarian and operating an unlicensed after-hours veterinary clinic in Van Nuys. The amount of pain and suffering caused to the pets and their human companions is unimaginable.
It is particularly despicable, if Mr. Menjivar was using the humane society as a shield to deflect suspicion. My heart goes out to those pets and families who were caused pain by this organization and urge anyone else who may have so been harmed to contact the City Attorney. It is, of course, a good idea to research a veterinarian or clinic before bringing in your pet, especially if you are quoted a price that is too good to be true.
We commend Mike Feuer and Deputy City Attorney Don Cocek, Supervising Attorney of the City Attorney’s Animal Protection Unit, for protecting our animals from harm as well as those of us who love them.
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