This is a "MUST READ" in its entirety for Ohio pet owners concerned about their pets' veterinary care! Why does it take two and a half years to close a prescription drug trafficking ring out of an Ohio, animal hospital? Michael Smith, a Zanesville, Ohio veterinarian, was scheduled to go to trial next week on 37 counts related to the investigation involving illegal drugs and illegal weapons. "A local veterinarian who was indicted following a two-year multi-agency investigation into a prescription drug trafficking ring has pleaded guilty to 11 charges." "As part of a plea deal with Muskingum County prosecutors, Dr. Michael E. Smith must voluntarily surrender his DEA registration and no longer write prescriptions."