CTV News reports that the Crown has dropped all criminal charges against a St. Catharines veterinarian who was seen on camera choking and punching animals at his clinic. CTV quotes Newstalk 610 in St. Catharines as saying the local prosecutor said in court Friday that because the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) had started an investigation into Rekhi without receiving a formal complaint, he should not have been charged criminally. Dr. Mahavir Rekhi was filmed choking, punching and restraining animals at his Skyway Animal Hospital over the course of three years starting in 2013. The College of Veterinarians of Ontario later found Rehki guilty of professional misconduct and suspended him for ten months.He returned to work at the clinic in February after submitting to retraining and unannounced inspections. Videos
