A veterinarian has been arrested after police say disturbing posts on social media show her working on animals under dangerous conditions. According to Yahoo!News, Amanahy Becerra of Visalia, California, was booked on April 29.
Investigators have accused her of carrying out procedures on dogs without having any of the proper qualifications. The Visalia Police Department say that her actions lead to several dogs being disabled for life. One dog also tragically died following her actions.
The police department posted a statement to Instagram following her arrest. It reads, "The Visalia Police Department's Property Crimes Unit received reports that a woman was performing medical procedures on animals without proper qualifications or training. As detectives investigated, they found evidence that some of these procedures were being recorded and shared on social media."
In a horrendous turn of events, it turns out that Becerra wasn't even using anasthesia during the procedures. The Visalia Police Department explained that this lead "animals to endure intense and unnecessary pain." Some of the animals she worked on ended up needing emergency veterinarian care.
After police issued a felony arrest warrant, she was arrested at her home on April 29. She was booked into the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Detention Facility.
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Of course, if she's convicted, she faces quite a hefty jail sentence. While the full-on scale of her animal abuse isn't yet known, if it's at least "several" animals, it's not looking good.
According to Shouse Law Group, animal abuse and cruelty laws are "wobblers", meaning that they can either be tried as misdemeanors or felonies. Considering the graphic scale of Becerra's alleged crimes, it's not a stretch to argue she may be getting several felony charges.
Felony animal abuse holds a maximum sentence in state prison of three years. Multiply that by "several" at least, and then she's looking at quite a sentence. We'll just have to see how the court case plays out.
This is a really shocking case. We hope that justice can be served. We're just glad that no other animals are being hurt anymore.
