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Animal Cruelty Investigations
Blake
June 2007
On Sale: June 1, 2007
344 pages
ISBN: 0813815010
EAN: 9780813815015
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Animal cruelty has been closely linked to domestic violence,
and this has led to growing calls from the medical and legal
communities for mandatory reporting of animal abuse.
However, very few veterinarians and pathologists have been
formally trained on the medical and legal aspects of animal
cruelty cases. Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty
Investigations fills this gap, providing a thorough and
straightforward resource on recognizing abuse, reporting
abuse to proper authorities and conducting medical
evaluations that will hold up in court. This book offers
detailed and clear direction on recognition and
interpretations of patterns of non-accidental injury, crime
scene investigation, estimation of time of death, gross and
microscopic pathology associated with abuse and neglect,
chain of custody procedures, and providing expert testimony.
This reference manual gives veterinarians, pathologists, and
investigators the knowledge they need to understand the
stages of animal cruelty investigations and to perform the
necessary forensic examinations of animals. Animal cruelty has been closely linked to domestic violence,
and this has led to growing calls from the medical and legal
communities for mandatory reporting of animal abuse.
However, very few veterinarians and pathologists have been
formally trained on the medical and legal aspects of animal
cruelty cases. Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty
Investigations fills this gap, providing a thorough and
straightforward resource on recognizing abuse, reporting
abuse to proper authorities and conducting medical
evaluations that will hold up in court.This book offers
detailed and clear direction on recognition and
interpretations of patterns of non-accidental injury, crime
scene investigation, estimation of time of death, gross and
microscopic pathology associated with abuse and neglect,
chain of custody procedures, and providing expert testimony.
This reference manual gives veterinarians, pathologists, and
investigators the knowledge they need to understand the
stages of animal cruelty investigations and to perform the
necessary forensic examinations of animals. Animal cruelty is gaining attention worldwide. With the rise
of mandatory reporting requirements for veterinarians and
prosecution of animal cruelty, veterinarians and
pathologists need the resources to properly assist in these
cases.Veterinary Forensics is a practical reference for
veterinarians, pathologists and investigators. Written by a
leading expert in veterinary forensics, it provides the
background and resources needed to work with animal abuse
cases. The book offers detailed and clear direction on crime
scene investigation, forensic testing and forensic pathology
findings, as well as guidance on handling evidence and
conducting evaluations that will hold up in court.Primarily
focused on dogs and cats, the principles and techniques in
this book can be applied easily to other species as well.
Photographs highlight pertinent forensic findings in
animals, and extensive appendices include forms for
examination, report writing, entomology collection, body
condition scoring, forensic kits, forensic specialists and
labs, and web resources.
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