VFSL helped solve Florida’s bear attack case
The University of Florida Veterinary Forensic Sciences Lab played a crucial role in solving the case of the first fatal bear attack ever recorded in Florida.
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Forensic Partnership Between VFSL and FWC
The Veterinary Forensic Sciences Laboratory (VFSL) at the University of Florida is proud to announce its partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to investigate and combat wildlife crimes across the state.
Dr. Stern: Animal cruelty task force in the news
Preventing animal cruelty starts with making sure pet owners with a history of abusing animals cannot get any more animals. Dr. Adam Stern from the University of Florida directs the Animal Cruelty Task Force and partnered with the 7th Judicial Court, which covers St. Johns County. The Animal Cruelty Task…
Dr. Stern: New animal cruelty task force
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,…
Second Annual Animal ForensiCon, May 7-9
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. Stern honored by international veterinary forensics group
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…
UF holds first Animal Forensic Investigations Conference
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…
Over $7 million in private gifts to bolster veterinary forensic pathology program
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…
Investigate UF’s Upcoming Animal Forensic Investigations Conference in May
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…
WKMG: Increase in pelican injuries along Florida coast prompts investigation
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…
