Our Experts
Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM
President & Director of Veterinary Forensics
Arnold Arluke, PhD
Vice President & Director of Research
Michael Kessler, PSM-FS, MCSFS Director of Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction
Jonathan Bethard, PhD
Director of Forensic Anthropology
IRS SSA (Ret)
Director of Forensic Accounting
Chelsea Rider, Esq.
Director of Communications
We consider for consultation requests or referrals from: law enforcement in cases suspected of criminal abuse; animal control officers in cases of unknown cause of harm or death; veterinarians seeking second opinions; and attorneys who have accepted cases for potential civil litigation.
Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to accept the volume of case inquiries that come in from individuals. Your local veterinarian or veterinary school department of pathology should be able to assist in many cases and your local humane society, animal welfare organization or animal control officer may be able to make a referral to an appropriate resource.
If you are an animal control officer, peace officer, DPW worker or veterinarian seeking examination of an "Animal Doe" with injuries of unknown origins, please contact us by clicking here.
