Fort St. John Vet Clinic Faces Service Restrictions by CVBC

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A local veterinarian clinic has had its license to operate restricted.

Gentle Pet Clinic, a veterinary hospital on 100th Avenue in Fort St. John, is currently operating under “limited” accreditation with the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia (CVBC).

CVBC’s website says that means the clinic can’t provide veterinary services, but can still provide access to animals’ medical records and sell over-the-counter products, as long as they don’t contain any drugs.

The restriction was put in place April 22nd, according to the CVBC website. According to some residents on social media, the clinic has continued to provide veterinary services since then, despite the restriction.

“I had a friend go there a couple weekends ago for treatment after I warned them not to,” one Facebook post from a resident reads. “So he’s definitely been performing things ‘illegally.’”

The same poster added that he “can’t believe [the clinic is] still open.”

The clinic has come under fire in the past. One of its veterinarians, Dr. Harpreet Dhaliwal, was fined by the CVBC for failing to cooperate with an investigation into a series of complaints against him in 2023.

EnergeticCity contacted the CVBC for comment and didn’t hear back in time for publication, and was also unable to reach the clinic for comment.