Two nurses got suspended after uploading videos that mock animals and playing with the ball of a dog.
Ohana Vetcare suspended the nurses involved in the video.
It has come to our attention that two of our nurses posted a video on their personal social media account of themselves, in our clinic, after several of our patients had been through various operations.
The video displayed wholly inappropriate behaviour for people working in veterinary care, where our primary aim is always to ensure the welfare of all animals.
We have spoken with the nurses and have asked them to remove the video from their social media account. We have also decided to suspend them with immediate effect while we investigate the incidents captured in their video further. We have also counselled the nurses, who helped to film the video. We have also reminded all our employees to be vigilant against such behaviour to prevent it from happening again.
We want to assure all our clients and members of the public that we will take remedial action to ensure that every of our patients’ care and wellbeing is taken seriously and we will not compromise on these standards.
These actions do not reflect the clinic’s standards nor any of our other employees’ standards. We have a strict policy of treating each and every patient with respect. To further raise our level of care for our patients, we will be conducting more staff training on good animal handling skills to ensure a fear-free environment for all our patients.