How NFR Can Help You
In cruelty cases, NFR provides expertise to help investigate and prosecute crimes against animals. The team assists local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and animal cruelty investigators in a variety of areas:
- Criminal investigations
- Identifying probable cause and preparing search/seizure warrants
- Crime scene processing
- Evidence collection and documentation
- Forensic testing
- Veterinary forensic services such as:
- Documentation of live animal evidence
- Forensic necropsy
- Case file preparation
- Legal consultation (including providing expert witnesses and sentencing recommendations)
Your agency can request NFR's assistance. Our team will review your request and determine our ability to help with your case.
Disaster Response
Whether a community has had five days to watch a developing tropical system or five minutes since a tornado touched down, the NFR team stands ready. NFR responders can provide various levels of support following a disaster. Resources may be available in the following areas:
- Swift and slack water rescue
- Animal search and rescue
- Emergency transportation
- Assessments
- Emergency animal sheltering
- Incident command
Not with an agency and want more information on how you can report animal cruelty? Learn more to get started.