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WEBVTT URBELO WASCHARGED WITH INTIMIDATING AWITNESS.>> ANYBODY MISTREATING ANANIMAL, THERE'S A SPECIAL PLACEIN HELL FOR THEM.KIM A CLIENT OF THE BOSTON: STREET ANIMAL HOSPITAL INCANTONWHO DID NOT WANT TO BEIDENTIFIED IS REACTING TO THENEWS THAT ONE OF THEIR VETS, DR.GREGORY BURBELO, WAS ARRESTEDAND CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY.>> HE WAS ALWAYS FINE, I MEAN,NOTHING REALLY OUT OF THEORDINARY, NOTHING THAT WOULDMAKE ME THINK HE WOULD MISTREATAN ANIMAL.KIM CHARGING DOCUMENTS OUTLINE: THREE SPECIFIC CASES INOCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.ONE DOG IN FOR SURGERY, WASBARKING, AN EMPLOYEE REMOVEDTHAT DOG FROM ITS CAGE, AND THEN-->> I WAS APPALLED, I COULDN'TSEE WHY SOMEBODY WOULD WANT TOBE A VET IF THEY WERE THE TYPEOF PERSON TO HIT A DOG.KIM: 11 NEWS OBTAINED DOCUMENTSFROM THE MARYLAND BOARD OFVETERINARY EXAMINERS SHOWING DR.BURBELO WAS DISCIPLINED BY THEBOARD TWICE IN 1997 AND ONCE IN2005 WHILE WORKING IN CARROLLCOUNTY. THE CHARGESTHE CHARGES INCLUDE NOT WEARINGSURGICAL GLOVES DURINGOPERATIONS, SLAMMING A CAT'SHEAD AGAINST THE TABLE ANDKICKING HIM, AND FAILING TO KEEPPROPER MEDICAL RECORDS.EACH TIME HIS MEDICAL LISCENCE-- LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED FOR ASHORT TIME, HE HAD TO PAY A FINEAND WAS PLACED ON PROBATION.>> I THINK IT IS REPREHENSIBLETHIS GUY'S A VET WHO IS SUPPOSEDTO KNOW HOW TO BE AROUNDANIMALS, BE GENTLE AROUNDANIMALS, AND NOW HE'STRAUMATIZING THEM.KIM BURBELO IS ALSO FACING: CHARGES OF INTIMIDATING AWITNESS, FOR THREATENING TO FIREANY WORKER WHO SPOKE UP, BUTSOME FINALLY DID, RECORDING SOOF THE INCIDENTS ON A CELLPHONE.

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A Baltimore veterinarian has been accused of animal cruelty and intimidating witnesses.Veterinarian Gregory Burbelo, formerly of the Boston Street Animal Hospital in Canton, is charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty.He has been ordered held without bail. Charging documents outline three specific cases in October and November.In one case, a dog brought in for surgery was barking. The charging documents state that an employee removed that dog from its cage and then "Dr. Burbelo raised his hand and struck the dog several times across the face and muzzle area of the dog. Dr. Burbelo then backed away and then re-engaged the dog, striking the dog several more times across the face and muzzle with an open-handed slap."One man whose dog is a patient said he saw Burbelo from time to time and was taken aback by the allegations against the veterinarian."It's horrible. I mean, it's pretty unbelievable what happened. I was pretty shocked to find out," said the man, who did not want to be identified. "He was always fine. I mean, nothing really out of the ordinary, nothing that would make me think he would mistreat an animal."Burbelo is also facing charges he intimidated a witness by threatening to fire any worker who spoke up, but some employees finally did, recording some of the incidents on a cellphone. Some of the hospital surveillance video from the time of the alleged incidents is missing.A statement from AmeriVet, the company that owns the hospital, said in a statement, in part: "Boston Street Animal Hospital places the highest possible priority on the humane, loving and respectful treatment of the pets entrusted to our care. Upon learning that Dr. Burbelo was failing to uphold these values and standards, we moved swiftly to sever the hospital's relationship with him."WBAL-TV 11 News obtained documents from the Maryland Board of Veterinary Examiners that show Burbelo was disciplined by the board twice in 1997 and once in 2005 while working in Carroll County. The charges include not wearing surgical gloves during operations, slamming a cat's head against the table and kicking him and failing to keep proper medical records. Each time, his medical license was suspended for a short time, he had to pay a fine and he was placed on probation.