daniel green
08-09-2009, 04:17 PM
Merck, a top forensic veterinarian, flew in from Atlanta to help with the country's largest-ever dogfighting bust. She scoured each scene looking for evidence, just as she had done in earlier cases at the properties of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick and other high-profile dogfight ringleaders: Blood spatters that weren't human. Do-it-yourself medical supplies. Suspicious scar patterns. Graves.It's animal CSI.
Experts say the emerging field of veterinary forensics is playing an important role in prosecuting the historic eight-state, 500-dog case. Hundreds of live dogs, now kenneled at a secret location, are among the evidence. “Ten years ago, it was very difficult for us to get animal cruelty investigated or prosecuted because many of the people … were not trained,” said Tim Rickey, who directs the animal cruelty task force for the Humane Society of Missouri that spurred the July 8 raids.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/408/story/877837.html?q=dog fighting
Experts say the emerging field of veterinary forensics is playing an important role in prosecuting the historic eight-state, 500-dog case. Hundreds of live dogs, now kenneled at a secret location, are among the evidence. “Ten years ago, it was very difficult for us to get animal cruelty investigated or prosecuted because many of the people … were not trained,” said Tim Rickey, who directs the animal cruelty task force for the Humane Society of Missouri that spurred the July 8 raids.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/408/story/877837.html?q=dog fighting