City of Norman files charges against Oklahoma veterinarian, his partner after hundreds of animals seized

NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – The moment all over again, a metro veterinarian is going through lawful difficulties as nearly 700 whole animals were being seized from his home more than the previous 14 months. 

This week, the Metropolis of Norman submitted a lawsuit versus Aaron Stachmus and his partner, Bryson Anglin. 

“Anybody who abuses animals of course need to not personal them, you know,” claimed Zach Paulk, the Video game Warden for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. “The courtroom technique will supply because of diligence in the prosecution of the circumstance.” 

On May 31, the Norman Police Section and Norman Animal Welfare executed a look for warrant at the couple’s residence.

In accordance to court docket data, 168 animals had been eradicated from the assets all through this lookup. 

“It was identified that a number of animals ended up in want of rapid veterinary treatment and it was also identified that numerous of these animals did not have sufficient access to meals, h2o and shelter,” claimed Matthew Woodard, with Norman PD. 

Court docket information detail that authorities observed “43 rabbits crammed tightly together in wire cages, ostriches “with deformed toes,” and an emu that inevitably died. 

Just above a thirty day period ago, another 168 animals were being taken from the assets. 

In July of 2021, Stachmus located himself in a equivalent predicament as Norman Law enforcement took a lot more than 350 animals off of his exact same assets. In that circumstance, the veterinarian is dealing with fees of animal abuse and animal cruelty. 

The quantity of animals seized totals to 686. 

So what occurred to all those hundreds of animals?

“They have been put in the care of various foster and rescue groups,” mentioned Woodard. 

Inspite of the lawsuit, the Oklahoma Veterinary Board verified that Stachmus is however training for the reason that he already served his 60-working day suspension. That suspension lasted from Dec. 23, 2021 to Feb. 20, 2022. 

According to the Oklahoma State Court’s Network site, both of those Stachmus and Anglin have a bond listening to scheduled for Monday, June 13.