| Complaint: | Complaint 20-28 |
|---|---|
| Respondent: | Darla Wright |
| Premises: | Wright Veterinary Clinic |
This complaint is somewhat difficult to follow. There are various police and court cases listed that might shed more light on what's going on here, but it appears that the complainant is saying some of her horses were basically stolen by others; there may be other animals and/or equipment involved in other respects. Regarding the horses, it appears that the complainant believes they were taken to Wright for blood work prior to being shipped out of state.
Wright's response evades the complaint entirely. She states the complainant isn't a client of her clinic and she has no "active patients" with those horses' names in her system. Whether or not she's seen any horses that would be suspiciously similar to the complainant's doesn't get a mention.
The Investigative Committee said that the timeline was rather long on this complaint, detailing events running from 2015 to 2019. They say that Wright no longer had records for the complainant's horses because it had been longer than three years; this also seems to be a different shade than what Wright actually said in her written response. In any event, they say that veterinarians would assume the horses had been sold, not stolen; the law doesn't require them to verify the ownership of an animal.
For other tales where veterinarians didn't check who owned an animal, we have you covered! You can read 18-12 where Mark Fink euthanizes the wrong horse after not verifying ownership information. For a possible case of veterinary-assisted dog-laundering you can read 18-76.
| Source: | December 12, 2019 PM Investigative Committee Meeting |
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| People: | |
| Darla Wright | Respondent |
| Roll Call: | |
| Adam Almaraz | Aye |
| Amrit Rai | Aye |
| Brian Sidaway | Aye |
| Cameron Dow | Absent |
| William Hamilton | Aye |
| Result: | Passed |
| Source: | January 1, 2020 Board Meeting |
|---|---|
| Proposed By: | Nikki Frost |
| Seconded By: | Darren Wright |
| Roll Call: | |
| Christina Bertch-Mumaw | Absent |
| Darren Wright | Aye |
| J Greg Byrne | Absent |
| Jane Soloman | Aye |
| Jessica Creager | Aye |
| Jim Loughead | Aye |
| Nikki Frost | Aye |
| Robyn Jaynes | Aye |
| Sarah Heinrich | Absent |
| Result: | Passed |
The primary source for the above summary was obtained as a public record from the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. You are welcome to review the original records and board meeting minutes by clicking the relevant links. While we endeavor to provide an accurate summary of the complaint, response, investigative reports and board actions, we encourage you to review the primary sources and come to your own conclusions. In some cases we have also been able to reach out to individuals with knowledge of specific complaints, and where possible that information will be included here.