A disgraced vet who claims to have cured his dogs' cancer with herbal remedies has failed in his 12th attempt to be reinstated to the profession. Warwick Seymour-Hamilton, 86, was struck off the register in 1994 for keeping animals in appalling unhygienic conditions at his surgery in Orpington, Kent.
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) rejected his latest 'vexatious' application, urging the octogenarian to 'take time seriously to reflect' before trying again. A disciplinary committee heard that an inspector who visited his premises in 1993 was 'appalled by the unhygienic conditions in the operating theatre', including the 'prevailing smell and slime under the mat'. There was 'nowhere to wash' and a pile of about '100 syringes' on a dresser.
Mr Seymour-Hamilton, who rejects the findings of the 1994 investigation, told the RCVS in April that he wanted to make his 12th application to be restored. He provided detailed accounts of his work 'to destroy lethal bacterial infections in man and animals', claiming to have 'emailed 3,221 authorities' including the 'Prime Minister 13 times and 220 NHS trusts'. He said he studies veterinary medicine for at least two hours a day and has spent two decades travelling in his 'totally secure research vehicle' with his dogs, infecting himself with diseases and curing himself and his dogs with herbal remedies.
Committee chairman Paul Morris said Mr Seymour-Hamilton has shown 'no real insight' into his previous conduct and that his continued applications are 'vexatious and ultimately unlikely to succeed'. He added: 'He is now 86 years old and has not practised for over 30 years... The committee hopes Mr Seymour-Hamilton will now take time seriously to reflect.'
