NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Gallatin veterinarian who sparked outrage across middle Tennessee had his license suspended on Wednesday.

VIDEO: Board Suspends Embattled Vet's License

The decision, handed down by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, comes a week after a Channel 4 investigation into how Dr. Bill Baber put animals to death at the Sumner County Animal Shelter.

Animal advocates wept and turned their heads as the undercover video was shown to the Board.

Experts on animal medicine, state investigators and the jail trustee featured in the I-Team report all testified.

This emergency meeting of the Board was called to determine if Baber proved to be a threat by his practices.

The video shows Baber putting animals to death by injecting them directly into the heart using the heart shot method. The method is not permitted by the Sumner County Animal Shelter’s own guidelines and veterinary technicians are prohibited from using it.

"He said he would feel for the heart and do the shot,” said investigator Ken Jones, who interviewed Baber about the incident.

The Board listened to testimony that the animals were never sedated before the heart shots and that Baber is not seen checking for signs of life after the euthanasias and that other animals witnessed the deaths.

"Thankfully there's no audio, because the animals were watching,” said expert witness Dr. Mary Ergen.

The board voted unanimously to temporarily suspend Baber's license.

Animal advocates applauded the Board's decision.

“I think they did the right thing,” one advocate said.

Baber did not attend the meeting. A date is set for later this month for a formal hearing that could permanently strip him of his license.

According to the I-Team’s Jeremy Finley, Sumner County has terminated its contract with Baber.

After being closed on Monday following death threats, the shelter has since reopened.