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Seizure Notice published following a concluded court case

Seizure notice issued to Anthony Howarth and Michelle Howarth at Wentworth K9 Fertility Clinic, Rotherham.

From:
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Published
1 November 2023

This notice is published following the conclusion of an investigation case in which the following products were seized by Defra Investigation Services (DIS).

This investigation was in conjunction with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Animal Health and Welfare Team and supported by officers from South Yorkshire Police.

Products seized were:

  • 102 x Biheldon tablets for dogs and cats

  • 8 x Kesium 50 mg chewable tablets for cats and dogs

  • 6 x sachets and 7 bottles of Ovager for dogs

  • 1 x Anivit B12 150ml

  • 2 x Galastop 50ml

  • 1 x Drontal Oral Suspension for puppies

  • 1 x Sulfatrim oral drops

  • 1 x Prednicare 10

  • 1 x open sachet of Kiwof Plus, containing a single tablet

  • 1 x AMFlee Spray

  • 1 x Trimacare (80 tablets)

  • 1 x blister pack containing 1 Milpro 12.5mg tablet

  • 1 x Canaural Drops 15ml

  • 1 x PLT tablets

  • 1 x Empty bottle Metronidazole

  • 3 x Synulox Palatable Drops

  • 1 x tray containing 16 doses of Nobivac DAPPVL2

  • 3 x Anumul

  • 3 x Oxytocin–S 10ml

  • 4 x Receptal 10ml

  • 1 x Eradia Oral Solution 100ml

  • 4 x Loxicom 1.5mg

  • 4 x Isathal 10mg

  • 1 x  Meloxidyl 1.5mg

  • 20  x Metrobactin tablets

  • 1 x Co-Trimoxazole Suspension

  • 1 x part used bottle Benzapen 48 injectable solution

  • 1 x Filavac VHD K C+V

  • 1 x Sulfatrim oral drops 30ml

  • 10 x Kesium 50mg

  • 1 x Exocin eye drops 5ml

  • 5 x Healmoxy capsules

  • 5 x Zapain 30mg tablets

  • 1 x box of Codeine Phosphate Tablets 15mg

  • 10 x Tadascin Tadalafil Tablets

  • 2 x boxes Piriton tablets

  • 1 x Diarex

  • 1 x Wheatgerm Oil capsules

  • 1 x used tube Framykoin 2

  • 3 x sachets Augmentin 500

  • 1 x Alphamox 250mg

  • 1 x Levothyroxine 25mg tablets

  • 1 x Doxine 100mg

  • 1 x box metronidazole 400mg tablets

  • 1 x jar Apo-Amoxi capsules 250mg

  • 1 x box Chloramphenicol 4g

  • 2 x 5ml bottle Trusopt 20mg eye drops

  • 1 x 60ml bottle Sporidin oral Suspension

  • 1 x box Co-Trimoxazole tablets

  • 3 x tubes of Sal-E Pods

These products included GB veterinary medicines (including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS), non-GB veterinary medicines and human medicines.

The veterinary medicines were labelled for both companion animals  and food producing species and included antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, vaccines, injectables and wormers.

Details of the offences

Unauthorised possession of POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS veterinary medicines are offences under Regulation 7 (Classification, supply and possession of the product) of the VMR.

Non-GB veterinary product can only be administered to animals under Schedule 4 (Administration of a veterinary medicinal product outside the terms of a marketing authorisation) of the VMR by vets who have the animals under their care and have obtained a Special Import Certificate (SIC) to obtain the product.

The possession of these products is an offence under Regulation 26 (Possession of an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product) of the VMR. The administration of the product is an offence under Regulation 8 (Administration of the product) of the VMR.

Human medicines can only be administered to animals if prescribed under Schedule 4 (Administration of a veterinary medicinal product outside the terms of a marketing authorisation) of the VMR by vets who have the animals under their care.

The administration of these products to an animal without a prescription by a vet is an offence under Regulation 8 (Administration of the product) of the VMR.

Prosecution notice linked to this seizure.

Published 1 November 2023

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