An Essex County veterinarian has agreed to permanently retire his license to practice in New Jersey to resolve allegations that his inadequate treatment led to the death of three dogs, the state Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday.
Ehren Seth Yablon, who owned the Newark Veterinary Hospital in Newark, treated animals in unsanitary conditions and failed to properly treat and isolate three puppies that had tested positive for a parvovirus infection, resulting in the deaths of two puppies, according to the office’s statement.
A 7-year-old bulldog treated by the vet also died under his care, officials said.
Yablon has been out of practice in the state since May 2022 under an interim consent order of temporary suspension that was in place pending the outcome of the allegations, the attorney general’s office said.
In a final consent order filed with the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners on Tuesday, Yablon resolved the allegations by agreeing to permanently surrender his license to practice in New Jersey, officials said.
According to a complaint, Yablon kept three parvovirus-positive Husky puppies in a single kennel without providing any treatment, monitoring, food or water.
When one of the puppies died, Yablon failed to notify the owner and did not remove it from the shared kennel, investigators said. Two days later, a second Husky puppy died.
In another instance, a 7-year-old female bulldog that Yablon had been treating for a fever and bleeding issues died in his care, the office said.
The vet allegedly told the owner that the bulldog had died during surgery, but when the owner took the dog to another veterinarian to perform a necropsy, he was told that no surgery had been performed.
Unannounced inspections of Yablon’s office showed there was urine on the waiting room floor, rodent feces in the storage area and a dead cat stored in a crate on top of a freezer, investigators said.
An examination room was also found to be dirty along with sterilization equipment, authorities said. Expired and improperly stored medication was also discovered.
In addition to surrendering his license to practice, Yablon also agreed to permanently retire his New Jersey CDS Registration, which had allowed him to prescribe controlled dangerous substances in the state.
