ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews veterinary forensics, animals involved in forensic cases, where and when a forensic veterinarian may act, and the implementation of some criminology techniques to help make possible a type of expert research involving animals. The animal law has seen particular growth in, and revision of, relevant legislation. In many circuses, animals both small and large are still used as part of the entertainment. In the case of animal work, reference can usefully be made to texts concerning human forensic medicine, such as the use in some cases of scanning electron microscopy, digital imaging, histology, contrast medium enhanced radiography, and computerized axial tomography. In some cases, human–animal relationships may be negatively affected by aggression or neglect on the part of the human, though, and as a consequence the animal may suffer or die. Footprints found on a scene may identify the species of the animal victim or perpetrator.
