LauraB
CLOSED ACCOUNT
At this point, does it really matter what time of that particular day Dr. Chris went to see the animals? He went to see them at Jason's home, as what would appear to be a favor to a friend. Period.
He did visual check of the animals, and based on his visual only exam at a friend's or acquaintance's home (no X-rays, no blood work, no invoice, no nothing), determined those animals had medical problems, and that Jay had received unhealthy animals unfit for sale. Dr Chris S. has NO clue if he is examining animals recently sent by Craig or animals that Jay already owns.
However, based upon the hearsay he is told and "examining" those visually unhealthy animals, he then proceeded to write not just one, but TWO undated letters on the letterhead of the practice that employs him and naming Craig as the seller of the animals when he had NO reason to believe that, and certainly NO reason to put it in writing. As Dr. Stancel himself stated in an email, "how was I to know?" You DO NOT know for a fact, Dr. Stancel, therefore you don't cast baseless judgments against an unknown party based on hearsay and then sign your name on your company letterhead stating same. Really simple and common sense .. especially as someone who is supposed to be an educated professional with some sense of ethics.
Remember, not just one, but two letters. Then when questioned, he cites a NJ Pet Protection Law that surely he should already know explicitly is in place for domestic dog and cat transactions/sales, not exotics.
I understand why he would not come here to defend his actions. Yes, MBD is easy to spot visually, but IMO Dr. Chris Stancel acted unethically and unprofessionally provding those letters to Jay solely based on what was told to him by Jay.
Not a vet I would recommend. I wonder what his boss would think.
He did visual check of the animals, and based on his visual only exam at a friend's or acquaintance's home (no X-rays, no blood work, no invoice, no nothing), determined those animals had medical problems, and that Jay had received unhealthy animals unfit for sale. Dr Chris S. has NO clue if he is examining animals recently sent by Craig or animals that Jay already owns.
However, based upon the hearsay he is told and "examining" those visually unhealthy animals, he then proceeded to write not just one, but TWO undated letters on the letterhead of the practice that employs him and naming Craig as the seller of the animals when he had NO reason to believe that, and certainly NO reason to put it in writing. As Dr. Stancel himself stated in an email, "how was I to know?" You DO NOT know for a fact, Dr. Stancel, therefore you don't cast baseless judgments against an unknown party based on hearsay and then sign your name on your company letterhead stating same. Really simple and common sense .. especially as someone who is supposed to be an educated professional with some sense of ethics.
Remember, not just one, but two letters. Then when questioned, he cites a NJ Pet Protection Law that surely he should already know explicitly is in place for domestic dog and cat transactions/sales, not exotics.
I understand why he would not come here to defend his actions. Yes, MBD is easy to spot visually, but IMO Dr. Chris Stancel acted unethically and unprofessionally provding those letters to Jay solely based on what was told to him by Jay.
Not a vet I would recommend. I wonder what his boss would think.