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Practicing veterinary medicine without a license
Atlantic City, NJ (US)

Incident Date: Friday, Jan 15, 2010
County: Atlantic

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged:
» Daniel Clayto Tyce
» Sam Smith

Case Updates: 2 update(s) available

You may have had your pet vaccinated by this local vet, but she never even went to med school!

You may have donated to her non-profit, but police say it's bogus!

You may have thought "she" was a woman, but "she" is a man!

This is one bad "vet."


He and an assistant ran this phony business, which was not registered as a non-profit organization, investigators said.

The Website even asked for donations and ran ads for adoptable animals stating people could take animals home for a monetary contribution.

You may have also seen donation cans Tyce placed in local stores. Or maybe you saw him driving by in a white Jeep with "Animal Cruelty Investigations" written on the side. He and his assistant wore "uniforms" and carried "badges" to look official, according to a press release.

Tyce and his operation were busted after pet owner Andrea Cappellucci got suspicious.

Cappellucci said Tyce, who she still refers to as a woman, began treating and vaccinating her pets last spring. But after handing over close to $1,000, Cappellucci eventually went to Vineland police in December.

"I'm angry and I'm just to myself, how did she take me? How did she dupe me like that?"

Vineland police believe others pet owners may have been duped as well over the last two years. "The potential effect is that animals may have been inoculated with possibly no medicines, improper medicines and that's a concern because this could be far-reaching throughout our tri-state area," said Lt. Tom Ulrich with the Vineland Police Department.

Anyone with information on this case, or if you think your pet is a victim, contact Detective John Winquist at (856)691-4111 ext. 4316 or call your local police department.

Tyce was charged with practicing medicine without a license. He was being held in lieu of $10,000 bail. On the website, Dr. Danielle Smith is described as a true hero for the animal community as a whole.


Case Updates

A grand jury handed up a three-count indictment Wednesday against an Atlantic City man who police said masqueraded for years as a female veterinarian.

Daniel C. Tyce, 27, of the 100 block of the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, is charged with exhibiting a false government document, unlawfully practicing medicine and theft by deception.

Each count is a third-degree crime, which is punishable by as many as five years in state prison.

Tyce, an ex-convict who previously served three years at South Woods State Prison for a credit-card fraud conviction, also faces several other charges - including forgery and narcotics complaints - in Atlantic and Cape May counties.

According to the indictment, Tyce carried a false state badge while he performed various jobs through his South Jersey Small Animal Rescue.

When he was arrested in January, Vineland police said Tyce vaccinated animals, prescribed medicines and coordinated animal adoptions in exchange for fees.

Police also said Tyce and an assistant, now believed to be fellow former South Woods inmate and registered sex offender Samuel Smith, drove around in a white Jeep Cherokee with "Animal Cruelty Investigations" written on the side.

The same grand jury that charged Tyce handed up an indictment against Smith for exhibiting a false government document.

After his arrest, Smith was lodged at the Cumberland County Jail.

He was released on his own recognizance April 17 after his defense attorney requested a bail reduction.

Tyce, however, remains at the Cumberland County Jail on $37,500 bail.
Source: pressofatlanticcity.com - May 8, 2009
Update posted on Nov 17, 2010 - 8:08PM 
The state Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals filed six complaints against an alleged phony cross-dressing veterinarian Wednesday, officials said.

The agency filed three civil and three criminal complaints of animal cruelty against 26-year-old Daniel C. Tyce of Atlantic City. The complaints allege Tyce, posing as Dr. Danielle Smith, vaccinated a pet rabbit and improperly examined the animal, agency spokesman Matt Stanton said.

The SPCA also filed identical complaints against Sam Smith, the man identified as Tyce's assistant.

Stanton said the incident happened in January in Vineland. Authorities learned about it after the pet's owner contacted them and gave a sworn statement, he said.

Each charge carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail, a $1,000 fine and 30 days of community service.

A state grand jury in Atlantic County indicted Tyce last month on charges of illegal possession of prescription-strength ibuprofen and possession of a prescription drug with intent to distribute.

Authorities said Tyce allegedly used the medication to treat animals at his bogus practice.

Tyce posed as a female veterinarian and for about two years ran a business called South Jersey Small Animal Rescue out of his home that treated exotic pets such as birds, snakes and lizards, authorities said.

Vineland police arrested Tyce on Jan. 9 and charged him with practicing medicine without a license.

Police learned of Tyce's phony animal rescue and veterinary business after a Vineland woman who used his services for her pets alerted them late last year.
Source: courierpostonline.com - Mar 5, 2010
Update posted on Nov 17, 2010 - 8:05PM 

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