Newark Veterinarian’s License Suspended Amid Animal Cruelty Charges

NEWARK, NJ — Authorities have temporarily suspended the license of a Newark veterinarian amid accusations of animal cruelty, the New Jersey attorney general office announced Wednesday.

Ehren Seth Yablon, who owns the Newark Veterinary Hospital at 98 Wilson Avenue, has been accused of multiple counts of animal cruelty, including the deaths of several dogs left in his care, according to the New Jersey attorney general office.

Yablon, 44, of Hillside, has also been charged with offering a diseased animal for sale and theft by deception. Read More: Newark Vet Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dogs Die, Prosecutor Says

State investigators previously found rodent feces, medical waste, expired medication and a dead cat – which was stored in a crate on top of a freezer – during surprise inspections of the animal hospital, prosecutors said.

The Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners has temporarily suspended Yablon’s license, which he agreed to surrender pending the disposition of the criminal charges and further order from the board, prosecutors said.

According to state prosecutors:

“Yablon was the subject of several consumer complaints alleging the veterinarian misdiagnosed conditions, failed to perform pre-surgical bloodwork, failed to appropriately treat animals diagnosed with parvovirus (a highly infectious disease), and concealed the fact that a patient had died prior to a scheduled procedure.”

The allegations prompted an investigation that included two unannounced inspections of Yablon’s office – one in June 2021 and another on April 19.

Based on the investigation’s findings, the state filed an order to show cause and a verified complaint seeking the temporary suspension of Yablon’s veterinary license on April 25.

According to prosecutors, several dogs allegedly passed away while in Yablon’s care:

“The verified complaint alleges gross and repeated acts of negligence, malpractice, incompetence and professional misconduct, such as failure to properly treat and isolate three parvovirus-positive husky puppies. After keeping all three puppies in a single kennel without receiving any treatment, monitoring, food, or water, one of the puppies passed away. Yablon allegedly failed to notify the owner that one of the puppies passed away and did not remove it from the shared kennel. Two days later a second husky puppy passed away.”

Prosecutors added:

“In another instance, the state alleges, Princess, a 7-year-old female bulldog that Yablon had been treating for a fever and bleeding issues, passed away while being prepared for surgery. Yablon informed the owner that Princess had died during surgery, but the owner took the dog to another veterinarian to perform a necropsy that found no surgery had been performed.”

Under the terms of the interim suspension, Yablon is precluded from the practice of veterinary medicine in the state of New Jersey. He has also agreed to surrender his New Jersey controlled dangerous substances registration.

Additionally, Yablon cannot enter the premises of his practice during business hours or when patients may be present, and he cannot charge, receive or share in any fee for professional services rendered by others, prosecutors said.

“The serious criminal charges faced by this veterinarian, if proven, would be clear violations of the professional standards every licensed practitioner must abide by,” said Cari Fais, acting director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.

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