Local shelter uses veterinary forensics to aid in animal cruelty investigations

Local shelter uses veterinary forensics to aid in animal cruelty investigations

One of the priorities for the Charleston Animal Society after taking over the Berkeley campus is helping with animal cruelty investigations.Recently, they rescu

Vets' role in animal cruelty cases - Veterinary Practice News

"Ninety-nine percent of animal cruelty cases cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt without testimony from a veterinary professional." –Jacob Kamins, senior assistant attorney general, animal cruelty resource prosecutor Introduction Veterinarians are unequivocally at the heart of the response to animal cruelty. Jacob Kamins, a prosecutor for animal crimes in Oregon for the past 11 years, has prosecuted hundreds of animal cruelty cases. While…