Merck Veterinary Forensics

Veterinary Forensics, Second Edition is a practical reference on applying veterinary forensic findings in animal cruelty cases. Now providing a greater focus on findings in animals, the second edition offers more detailed information on crime scene investigation, forensic testing and findings, handling evidence, and testifying in court. Key changes include new chapters on abuse in large animals, poultry, and birds; a standalone chapter on entomology; a new section on large scale cruelty investigation; an expanded section on pain and suffering; more pathology information; and more photos, forms, and information throughout.

• New chapters on avian, poultry, and large animal cruelty
• A standalone chapter on forensic entomology and the valuable information that can be obtained from insects
• Additional information on the judicial process and reporting of abuse in the legal system chapter
• Expanded crime scene investigation and animal examination chapters to provide the formative basis for each subsequent chapter
• Additions and new information in each existing chapter
• A new section on the pain and suffering of animals provides the scientific basis for this issue
• Significant additions regarding crime scene investigation, grave excavation, animal examination, evidence collection and packaging, forensic testing, forensic report writing, and large scale cruelty response
• New photographs, tables, and figures throughout
• New and improved appendices containing valuable forms, checklists, and resources
• Case studies highlighting veterinary findings for a variety of instances of abuse from closed case files
• A companion website providing the logs and workbooks found in the appendices in editable format for use in forensics investigations