To file a complaint against a veterinarian
When filing a complaint against a veterinarian,
1) contact the individual state boards to verify that the vet has a valid license to practice in that state, and
2)
ask whether the vet has a previous record of complaints, investigations, or
disciplinary action. In some states, complaints and investigations are kept
SECRET from the public, but ALL DISCIPLINARY ACTION is public record. Be sure to
ask!
Note: ONLY the state licensing board has any jurisdiction over a veterinarian’s license. No professional organization, humane society, animal rights group, consumer complaint agencies such as the Better Business Bureau, the American Veterinary Medical Association, or any other group has the authority to affect a vet’s license in any way. Filing a complaint with them will bring no accountability. You may have some recourse with the state's Office of Consumer Affairs for cases involving fraudulent advertising, but they have no jurisdiction over a vet's license. .
In some states, vets are also exempt from animal cruelty statutes, and even if a vet is convicted of animal cruelty, he or she does not automatically lose their license.
For information on filing a civil lawsuit against a veterinarian, contact an attorney licensed to practice law in your state.
Click on the links below to find the policies and procedures for filing a board complaint in your state.
United
States Veterinary Boards
Alabama
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Alaska
Veterinary Medical Board
Arizona
Veterinary Medical Examining Board
Arkansas
Veterinary Medical Examining Board
California
Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine
Colorado
Veterinary Medical Examining
Connecticut
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Delaware
Board of Veterinary Medicine
District
of Columbia Board of Veterinary Examiners
Florida
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Georgia
State Board of Veterinary Medicine
Idaho
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Illinois
Veterinary Licensing and Disciplinary Board
Indiana
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Iowa
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas
Board of Veterinary Examiners
Kentucky
Board of Veterinary Examiners
Louisiana
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Maine
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation
Maryland
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Massachusetts
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Michigan
State Board of Veterinary Medicine
Minnesota
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Mississippi
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Missouri
Veterinary Medical Board
Montana
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Nebraska
Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine
Nevada
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
New
Hampshire Board of Veterinary Medicine
New
Jersey Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
New
Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine
New
York State Veterinary Board
North
Carolina State Veterinary Board
North
Dakota State Veterinary Board
Ohio
Veterinary Medical Licensing Board
Oklahoma
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Oregon
Veterinary Medical Examining Board
Pennsylvania
State Board of Veterinary Medicine
Rhode
Island Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine
South
Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
South
Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Tennessee
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Texas
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Vermont
State Veterinary Board
Virginia
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Washington
Veterinary Board of Governors
Wisconsin
Veterinary Examining Board
Wyoming
Board Veterinary Medicine
Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
2128 6th Avenue SE
P. O. Box 1968
Building Phase 5, Suite 501
Decatur, AL 35602
(256) 353-3544
Alaska Board of Veterinary Examiners
P. O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
(907) 465-5470
Arizona Veterinary Medical Examining Board
1400 West Washington, Room 230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3095
Arkansas Veterinary Medical Examining Board
P. O. Box 8505
Little Rock, AR 72215
(501) 224-2836
California Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine
1420 Howe Avenue, Suite 6
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 263-2610
Colorado Veterinary Medicine Examining Board
1560 Broadway, Suite 1310
Denver, CO 80202-5146
(303) 894-7755
Connecticut Board of Veterinary Medicine
410 Capitol Avenue
P.O. Box 340308, MS #12APP
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509-7648
Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine
Cannon Building, Suite 203
861 Silver Lake Boulevard
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 744-4506, ext. 206
District of Columbia Board of Veterinary Examiners
941 North Capitol Street NE, Suite 7200
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-4345
Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 487-1395
Georgia State Examining Board
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217
(478) 207-1686
Hawaii Board of Veterinary Examiners
P. O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
(808) 568-3000
Idaho Board of Veterinary Medicine
2270 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83712
(208) 332-8588
Illinois Veterinary Licensing and Disciplinary Board
320 West Washington
Springfield, IL 62786
(217) 785-0523
Indiana Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
402 West Washington Street, Room 041
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 234-2054
Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine
Wallace Building, Second Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-5305
Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners
P. O. Box 242
Wamego, KS 66547
(785) 456-8781
Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners
P. O. Box 1360
Frankfort, KY 40602
(502) 564-3296 ext 237
Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine
263 Third Street, Suite 104
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(225) 342-2176
Maine State Board of Veterinary Medicine
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-8620
Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
50 Harry S Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-5862
Massachusetts Board of Veterinary Medicine
239 Causeway Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114-2130
(617) 727-3080
Michigan State Board of Veterinary Medicine
P. O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-0918
Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine
2829 University Avenue SE #540
Minneapolis, MN 55414
(612) 617-2170
Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine
209 South Lafayette Street
Starkville, MS 39759
(662) 324-9380
Missouri Veterinary Medical Board
P. O. Box 633
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-0031
Montana Board of Veterinary Medicine
P. O. Box 200513
301 South Park
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 841-2394
Nebraska Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine &
Surgery
301 Centennial Mall South
P. O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2118
Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
4600 Kietzke Lane, Bldg. O, #265
Reno, NV 89502
(702) 688-1788
New Hampshire Board of Veterinary Medicine
P. O. Box 2042
Concord, NH 03302
(603) 271-3706
New Jersey State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
P. O. Box 45020
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 504-6500
New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine
7301 Jefferson St. NE, Suite C
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 841-9112
New York State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Office of Professions
State Education Building, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3817, ext. 210
North Carolina Veterinary Board
P. O. Box 37549
Raleigh, NC 27627
(919) 854-5601
North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
P. O. Box 5001
Bismarck, ND 58502
(701) 328-9540
Ohio Veterinary Medical Examining Board
77 South High Street - 16th Floor
Columbus, OH 43266
(614) 644-5281
Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
201 NE 38th Terrace, Suite 1
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 524-9006
Oregon Veterinary Medical Examining Board
800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 407
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 731-4051
Pennsylvania State Board of Veterinary Medicine
Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
(717) 783-7134
Puerto Rico Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
PO Box 10200
Santurce, PR 00908-0200
(787) 725-7905
Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine
3 Capitol Hill, Room 104
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2827 ext 100
South Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
P. O. Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211-1329
(803) 896-4598
South Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
411 South Fort Street
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3321
Tennessee Health Related Boards
425 5th Avenue North
Cordell Hull Building, 1st Floor
Nashville, TN 37247-1010
(615) 253-3447
Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
333 Guadalupe, Tower 3, Suite 810
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 305-7555
Utah Veterinary Board
Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
P. O. Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741
(801) 530-6740
Vermont State Veterinary Board
Office of Professional Regulation
26 Terrace Street, Drawer 09
Montpelier, VT 05609
(802) 828-2875
Virgin Islands Board of Veterinary Medicine
48 Sugar Estate
St. Thomas, VI 00802
(340) 774-0117
Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine
6606 West Broad Street, 4th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 662-9915
Washington Veterinary Board of Governors
P.O. Box 47867
Olympia, WA 98504-8767
(360) 236-4876
West Virginia Veterinary Board
5509 Big Tyler Rd., Suite 3
Charleston, WV 25313
(304) 558-2016
Wisconsin Veterinary Examining Board
P. O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
(608) 261-7931
Wyoming Board of Veterinary Medicine
2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 201
Cheyenne, WY 82002-3507
(307) 777-6529
CANADA
Canadian National Examining Board
339 Booth Street
Ottawa, ON K1R 7K1
(613) 236-1162 ext. 116
Alberta Veterinary Medical Board
#100, 8615-149 Street
Edmonton, AB T5R 1B3
(403) 489-5007
British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association
1200 West 73rd Avenue, Suite 155
Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
(604) 266-3441
Veterinary Medical Board of Manitoba
545 University Crescent
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5S6
(204) 945-7651
New Brunswick Veterinary Medical Association
P. O. Box 1065
Moncton, NB E1C 8P2
(506) 851-7654
Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association
15 Cobequid Road
Lower Sackville, NS B2N 5E3
(902) 865-1876
College of Veterinarians of Ontario
2106 Gordon Street
Guelph, ON N1H 1G6
(519) 824-5600
Prince Edward Island Veterinary Medical Association
Kensington Veterinary Clinic
P. O. Box 10
Kensington, PE C0B 1M0
(902) 836-3410
Ordre des Médecins Vétérinaires du Québec
800, ave Sainte-Anne bureau 200
St-Hyacinthe, QU J2S 5C6
(514) 774-1427
Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association
102-108 Research Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7N 3R3
(306) 955-7862
International Veterinary Boards