Animal Abuse and Unlawful Killing: Forensic Veterinary Pathology
Ranald Munro, BVMS, MSc, DVM, DForensics, DECPV, MRCVS;
Helen M. C. Munro, BVMS, MRCVS

Review by Kathy Lyon Star
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This is an excellent book. It takes you through the examples and diagnosis of abuse, neglect, or non-accidental injury. The chapter on fundamentals of animal abuse include physical, sexual, emotional abuse as well as neglect. The book is directed toward preparing the veterinarian for diagnoses and testimony regarding abuse cases. Several issues are covered, including the link between animal and human abuse.

The chapter on non-accidental injury discusses how the veterinarian can diagnose intentional injury as opposed to true accidents. A checklist of sorts will help the clinician to evaluate animals suspected of being abused.

Following that, a chapter on writing reports will assist the clinician in preparing for a court/criminal case testimony.

The following chapter reveals how to apply diagnostic skills to neglect cases.

The book has color photos of a wide variety of injuries to animals and the signs that revealed them to be abuse. There are paragraphs on each type of injury and how it was diagnosed.

This is not a big book, but it is filled with information and should be on your reference shelf. Information is provided on how to identify beatings, electrocution, choking/smothering, crush asphyxia, drowning, poisonous gas, bullet wounds, microwave burns, scalds, burns, knife wounds, bruising, fractures, and more.

Saunders Publishing (2008).

Hard cover, 106 pages, fully indexed, color photos.

 ISBN: 9780702028786.


Table of Contents
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Introduction
Alternative Medicine
Anatomy
Anesthesia/Analgesia
Animal Welfare
Aquatic/Fish
Avian
Behavior
Camelids
Canine
Cardiology
Client Education
Cytology / Hematology / Histology
Dental
Dermatology
Dictionary/Reference
Drugs/Pharmacology
Emergency Med
Endocrine
Epidemiology
Equine
Ethics
Exotics
Feline
Food Animals/Livestock
General
Genetics
Geriatrics
Handling & Restraint
Human-Animal Bond
Imaging & Radiology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Laboratory Medicine
Microbiology
Multimedia
Neurology
Nutrition
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Parasitology
Pathology
 
* BSAVA Canine Feline Haematology
 
* Handbook Urinalysis (VSPN Review)
 
* Lab. Vet. Tech. 5th Ed. (VSPN Review)
 
* Pathogenesis Bacterial Infection 3rd Ed.
 
* Vet. Forensics
 
You are hereAnimal Abuse: Forensic
 
Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and Public Health (VSPN)
 
Blackwell Lab. Tests (VSPN Review)
 
Clinical Pathology
 
Clinical Pathology & Laboratory Techniques for Veterinary Technicians (VSPN)
 
Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team
 
Duncan & Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine Clinical Pathology, 5th ed
 
Equine Clinical Medicine, Surgery and Reproduction
 
Equine Clinical Pathology (VSPN)
 
Fundamental Clin. Path. 2nd Ed.
 
General Pathology Nurses (VSPN Review)
 
Intro. Vet. Comp. Forensic
 
Intro. Vet. Pathology 3rd Ed.
 
Kirkbride’s Diagnosis of Abortion and Neonatal Loss in Animals 4th (VSPN)
 
Lab. Urinalysis Hematology
 
Path. Rod. Rabbit 3rd Ed.
 
Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, 5th Ed.
 
Pathological Basis of Veterinary Disease, 5th Ed. (VSPN Review)
 
Pathology of Pet and Aviary Birds (VSPN)
 
Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2nd Ed.
 
Small Animal Pathology for Veterinary Technicians (VSPN)
 
Vet. Clin. Path. Intro.
 
* Lab. Profile SA 3rd Ed.
 
* Mechanisms of Disease 3rd Ed.
 
* Path. Rod. Rabbit 2nd Ed.
 
* Pathologic Basis 4th Ed. (VSPN Review)
 
* Pathology Pet Aviary
Pediatrics
Physiology
Physiotherapy
Practice Management
Primates
Rabbits, Rodents & Ferrets
Reproduction
Reptile/Amphibian
Research
Respiratory
Ruminants
Sheep/Goats
Shelter Medicine
Surgery
Swine
Technicians
Toxicology
Urology/Renal
Veterinary Education
Wildlife-Zoo Animals
Zoonoses

Date Published: July 13, 2009

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