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September 28, 2009, 01:23 United Daily News
Dr. You, a traditional Chinese medicine physician at the Ming Shi Chinese Medicine Clinic in Zhonghe City, kindly performed acupuncture on an elderly dog owned by a friend while treating patients. Unexpectedly, this sparked dissatisfaction among other patients who complained about "humans and dogs receiving acupuncture together" and reported the incident to the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association and the Health Bureau. The Animal Disease Control Office of Taipei County confirmed the case and fined Dr. You NT$30,000 for practicing veterinary medicine without a license, in violation of the Veterinarian Act.
Cai Zongyi, director of the Animal Disease Control Office of Taipei County, stated that veterinary schools now offer acupuncture as an elective course, allowing licensed veterinarians to perform acupuncture on animals. Although Dr. You is a licensed Chinese medicine practitioner, he lacked a veterinary license and thus was prohibited from performing acupuncture on animals. He may be the first Chinese medicine practitioner in the country to be penalized under the Veterinarian Act.
Dr. You, a former representative of the National Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association, mentioned that he had already paid the fine a few days prior. His friend, feeling guilty about the penalty, even gave him a small gift as an apology. While acupuncture can be applied to humans, dogs, cows, horses, sheep, and other animals, Dr. You admitted that this incident was a learning experience and vowed never to perform acupuncture on animals again.
The incident occurred after Dr. You's friend brought their Shih Tzu, which suffered from bone spurs and heart issues—leading to frequent panting, loss of appetite, and difficulty standing—to the clinic for acupuncture treatment in July. The dog had previously been examined at a veterinary hospital.
A nurse at the clinic revealed that one patient appeared extremely dissatisfied with receiving acupuncture alongside a dog and repeatedly threatened to report the matter to authorities. Due to Dr. You's busy schedule, the nurse was unable to remind him immediately and later forgot to inform him, resulting in the subsequent investigation and penalty.
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Vet Fined for Using Human Acupuncture on Dogs
Dr. You, a traditional Chinese medicine physician at the Ming Shi Chinese Medicine Clinic in Zhonghe City, kindly performed acupuncture on an elderly dog owned by a friend while treating patients. Unexpectedly, this sparked dissatisfaction among other patients who complained about "humans and dogs receiving acupuncture together" and reported the incident to the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association and the Health Bureau. The Animal Disease Control Office of Taipei County confirmed the case and fined Dr. You NT$30,000 for practicing veterinary medicine without a license, in violation of the Veterinarian Act.
Cai Zongyi, director of the Animal Disease Control Office of Taipei County, stated that veterinary schools now offer acupuncture as an elective course, allowing licensed veterinarians to perform acupuncture on animals. Although Dr. You is a licensed Chinese medicine practitioner, he lacked a veterinary license and thus was prohibited from performing acupuncture on animals. He may be the first Chinese medicine practitioner in the country to be penalized under the Veterinarian Act.
Dr. You, a former representative of the National Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association, mentioned that he had already paid the fine a few days prior. His friend, feeling guilty about the penalty, even gave him a small gift as an apology. While acupuncture can be applied to humans, dogs, cows, horses, sheep, and other animals, Dr. You admitted that this incident was a learning experience and vowed never to perform acupuncture on animals again.
The incident occurred after Dr. You's friend brought their Shih Tzu, which suffered from bone spurs and heart issues—leading to frequent panting, loss of appetite, and difficulty standing—to the clinic for acupuncture treatment in July. The dog had previously been examined at a veterinary hospital.
A nurse at the clinic revealed that one patient appeared extremely dissatisfied with receiving acupuncture alongside a dog and repeatedly threatened to report the matter to authorities. Due to Dr. You's busy schedule, the nurse was unable to remind him immediately and later forgot to inform him, resulting in the subsequent investigation and penalty.
Source: http:/ / dailynews. sina. com/ bg……/ su/ 20090928/ 0123710082. html