Florida Vet School Launching Forensic Sciences Program

The University of Florida has the first Veterinary Forensic Sciences Program for crimes against animals.
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Call it "CSI: Animal Edition."

But this isn’t television. In this real-life drama, necropsies, assessment of skeletal remains for abuse and trauma, and crime scene analysis of hair, fibers, and bloodstains are used to solve cases of cruelty to animals.

University of Florida (UF) officials announced Jan. 15 that they are partnering with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to form the first Veterinary Forensic Sciences Program dedicated to the teaching, research, and application of forensic science in the investigation and prosecution of crimes against animals. The program will handle cases from around the country and provide consultancy and training.

The collaboration between the university and the ASPCA started a year ago, when the two institutions organized a conference on the use of forensic science to investigate animal cruelty. Coordinators expected only a few dozen attendees, but instead were met by nearly 200 people from across the United States and nine other countries

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