The College of Veterinarians of BC is entrusted with the power under the Veterinarians Act to protect the public from unauthorized individuals who illegally represent themselves as veterinarians or who illegally practice veterinary medicine. (Veterinarians Act, Sections 3, 46 and 47).

The CVBC has taken enforcement action against the following individuals for providing veterinary medicine illegally. Those listed are not registered to practice veterinary medicine in BC.

• Bill Bishop (The Horse’s Mouth Equine Dentistry)
• Corinne Henderson (Dentapet Clinic and Dentapet.com)
• Grant MacKinnon (MacKinnon Equine Services Ltd.)
• Jane Hunt (Barkley Veterinary Services)
• Julie Ann Lee (Adored Beast Veterinary Clinic Ltd.)
• Sylvia MacDonald (K9 Dental Care)
• Monty Beshay (aka Monte Beshay), currently a non-registrant, provided a Voluntary Undertaking to the CVBC that he will:
  • not engage in, or supervise those who engage in, activities that would constitute the practice of veterinary medicine; and
  • ensure that when providing services to registrants it is clear that he is not currently registered as a veterinarian in British Columbia.