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Taking the lead in combating animal cruelty in Florida, the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, with support from the State Attorney’s offices of R.J. Larizza, Brian Kramer, and Melissa Nelson, has established the North Florida Animal Cruelty Task Force. This task force includes Volusia, Flagler, St. Johns, Putnam,…
The University of Florida Veterinary Forensic Sciences Laboratory will host the second annual Animal ForensiCon: The Animal Forensic Investigations Conference, May 7-9, 2025, at the Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores, FL. This conference offers animal control officers, law enforcement officers, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, forensic scientists, and attorneys…
Dr. Adam Stern, UF College of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Adam Stern and the Veterinary Forensics Sciences Laboratory hosted a three-day Animal Forensic Investigations Conference in Gainesville May 20-22 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center. The conference covered all aspects of an animal cruelty investigation including scene response, forensic…
The University of Florida’s Veterinary Forensic Sciences Laboratory held its first three-day Animal Forensic Investigations Conference from Monday to Wednesday. More than 140 veterinarians, attorneys, law enforcement officials and students gathered at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center Gainesville to discuss the latest investigative research and share their skills…
Dr. Adam Stern, left, explains to veterinary students how to excavate a clandestine animal grave in a forest. (Photo courtesy of Adam Stern, D.V.M.) Many of the animals examined by Adam Stern, D.V.M., a professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in the department of comparative diagnostic…
With animal cruelty cases demanding rigorous evidence collection to bring perpetrators to justice, the field of veterinary forensic sciences has a critical role in the legal system. To give law enforcement agencies, veterinary professionals, and other animal advocates access to the latest investigative research, the University of Florida’s Veterinary Forensic…
There has been an “abnormal” increase in injuries among pelicans along the Central Florida coast according to one nonprofit that is now working to find the cause of these injuries. The Florida Wildlife Hospital posted to Facebook this week asking for the public to be on the lookout for any injured…
FOX 35 aired a three-part series on the work a small team of scientists at the University of Florida (UF) is doing to help solve crimes across the globe. See all 3 parts below. Inside the Lab Part 1: How forensic analysts at UF are…
A group of UF veterinary students are learning how to recognize and document animal abuse through a first-of-its-kind program. Learn more about this story here. (Originally posted August 8, 2023)…
Alachua county animal services and the UF veterinary forensics science department are working together to help law enforcement, veterinarians, and attorneys better document and collect evidence in animal cruelty cases. That’s where forensic pathology professor at UF Adam Stern, steps in. Read more about the story here. (Originally posted…
