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Forensic investigation of animal cruelty : a guide for veterinary and law enforcement professionals / Leslie Sinclair, Melinda Merck, Randall Lockwood.- 1st ed.- Washington, DC : Humane Society Press, 2006.- ix, 262 p. ; 26 cm
ISBN 0-9748400-6-8
MAUS TRATOS, FAUNA, CIÊNCIA FORENSE, VIOLÊNCIA, ANÁLISE DE VESTÍGIOS, METODOLOGIAS
Authors' Notes. 1. What is cruelty to animals? Legal and legislative definitions. 2. Investigators and prosecutors of cruelty to animals. 3. The Veterinarian as an investigator of cruelty to animals. 4. Testifying in court. 5. Collecting, preserving, and presenting the findings. 6. Examination of the crime scene. 7. Examination of the surviving victim. 8. Examination of the deceased victim. 9. Thermal injuries. 10. Blunt force trauma. 11. Sharp force injuries. 12. Projectile injuries. 13. Asphyxia. 14. Drowning. 15. Poisoning. 16. Neglect. 17. Animal hoarding. 18. Animal sexual assault. 19. Occult and ritualistic abuse. 20. Dogfighting and cockfighting. 21. The future of veterinary forensics. Literature cited. Glossary. Appendix A Forensic laboratories. Appendix B Forensic investigation supplies reference list. Appendix C Tufts animal care and condition scales. About the Authors. Index. Tables. 1.1 A Typology of Cruelty offered by Vermeulen and Odendaal (1993. 1.2 Definitions of "Animal" in State Anticruelty laws. 1.3 State Anticruelty Law Provisions. 3.1 State Regulation of Confidentiality of Veterinary Records. 3.2 Veterinary Reporting Laws for Animal Cruelty and Animal Fighting. 8.1 Time of death estimates in animals. 9.1 Classification of burn wounds of humans according to depth of tissue destruction. 9.2 Color of smoke indicates type of material combusting. 9.3 Color of flame used to estimate temperature of fire. Figures. 5.1 Evidence log. 5.2 Chain of custody form. 5.3 Cruelty case samples packaging record. 5.4 Cruelty case samples receipt record. 5.5 Suggested crime scene photography kit. 6.1 Sample crime scene diagram. 8.1 Time of death estimates in animals. 8.2 Tissue collection checklist. 9.1 Body weight to surface area conversion for dogs and cats. 9.2 Comparison of voltages from different sources. 10.1 Comparison of injuries in dogs and cats with high-rise syndrome. 16.1A Calculation of Energy Requirements: Feline. 16.1B Calculation of Energy Requirements: Canine. Plates. l. Lividity present on the buccal mucosa (above) and the inner surface of the ear (below) of a dog. 2. Maggot eggs on a dog (above) and maggot larvae on a cat (below).3. Tissue sloughing off a kitten's ears one week after he had been placed in a microwave for an unknown period of time. 4a,b. Degloving injury in a gosling. 5. Bruising on a puppy's kidney due to blunt force trauma. 6. A contusion in the lung of a kitten due to blunt force trauma. 7. Bruises on a dog. 8. Old bruises turning brown, as seen in a cat. 9. Bruising of the third eyelid and conjunctiva (top) and scleral hemorrhage (bottom) in a cat due to blunt force head trauma. 10. Petechial hemorrhages of right pinna (ear) of a cat caused by blunt force trauma to the head. 11. Older, healing rib fractures in a kitten who had been repeatedly physically abused. 12. Removal of lungs, trachea, and tongue of a dog for investigation of asphyxiation. 13. Petechial hemorrhages on the lung of a dog. 14. The stomach contents of a dog who died due to starvation. 15. A five-month old puppy suffering from starvation. 16. Bruising around the vulva and abrasions of the vulvar folds in a dog who was sexually assaulted. 17. Bruising around the anus of a dog.