Resources for Cruelty Investigations

The tools in this section can help you identify and accurately record information crucial in the successful prosecution of a cruelty investigation.

Also included are free, customizable sample documents from the ASPCA's Anti-Cruelty Group.

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• Collaborative Animal Cruelty Investigations
• Crime Scenes & Evidence Collection
• Investigating & Prosecuting Blood Sports
• Investigating & Litigating Equine Abuse Cases
• Investigating & Prosecuting Animal Neglect Cases
• Investigating and Litigating Puppy Mill Cases
• Investigating & Prosecuting Animal Fighting Cases
• Trial Strategies in Animal Cruelty Prosecutions
• Cruelty Cases and Natural Disasters
• Prosecuting the Juvenile Animal Cruelty Offender
• Combating Cruelty, Past, Present and Future
• Managing Live Evidence in Animal Cruelty and Fighting Cases
• Ethical Issues when Working on Animal Cruelty Cases
• The Veterinarian as Expert Witness in Animal Abuse Cases
• Prosecuting Animal Hoarding
• Anticipating Defenses in Animal Abuse Prosecutions
• Combating Cockfighting in the United States
• The Linkages between Violence to Animals & People
• Handling the Stress of Combating Animal Abuse

Forms & Samples

Sample Documents for Cruelty Cases

Community Outreach

• Reporting Animal Cruelty
• The Veterinarian's Legal Role in Animal Cruelty Cases
• The Link Between Animal Cruelty and Human Violence
• Combating Cockfighting in the United States
• Handling Community Reaction to Animal Abuse