Dog owner seeks answers in death of blue heeler
Las Vegas Review-Journal reports on how a pet owner continues to look for answers after her dog’s death during what was supposed to be a routine veterinary appointment. Debbie Hogan has filed a complaint with the Nevada veterinary board stating she believes veterinarian Dr. Erika Schroeder and the staff at Paradise Pet Hospital in Las Vegas “caused the premature death and great suffering to my beloved blue heeler, Tootsie.” Changes to Nevada law that went into effect in 2022 eliminated the requirement that the Nevada Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners deliberate in public to determine whether a complaint warrants disciplinary action or should be dismissed. Now, a committee of the board deliberates in a meeting that is closed to the public. The new approach “suggests agencies don’t want to explain their processes, or don’t trust people to understand them,” wrote Patrick File, a board member of the Nevada Open Government Coalition and an associate professor of media law at the Reynolds School of Journalism at University of Nevada, Reno, in an email to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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