Pennsylvania Men Jailed Without Bail for Providing Ultrasound Services to Horses, Dairy Cows

Published on April 23, 2024

Two Pennsylvania men remain in prison on suspicion of conducting an “unlicensed vet practice” after it was discovered earlier this month that they were providing ultrasounds to the horses and dairy cows of small independent farmers, according to authorities. Rusty Herr, 43, was booked at the Lancaster County Prison on April 11, while Ethan Wentworth, 33, was sent to the York County Prison on April 10, following the complaint of practicing veterinary medicine without a license near their home of Airville, Pennsylvania. Dairy farmer Ben Masemore, who is acting as a spokesman for Mr. Herr and Mr. Wentworth, told The Epoch Times that both men were each serving 30-day sentences without bail for using ultrasound for reproductive services such as pregnancy checks, which he said was business as usual on dairy farms....