January 20, 2009
Veterinary forensic science pioneers present at NAVC
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) this month turned up the heat on animal abusers with two initiatives in Florida aimed to expand the small field of veterinary forensics. The University of Florida announced last week it is forming a Veterinary Forensic Sciences Program at the school’s William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine. The program is being formed with a $150,000 grant from the ASPCA, and a three-year commitment of support from the ASPCA, the university said in a news release. The opening day of the North American Veterinary Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 17, also featured a series of presentations on “Animal CSI – Veterinary Forensics,” sponsored by the ASPCA.