Georgia Legal Professionals for Animals, Inc. conducts seminars on How to Prosecute Animal Cruelty for all law enforcement personnel, attorneys, judges, veterinarians, animal control officers and animal welfare advocates. If you would like to schedule a seminar at your location, send an email to glpamembership@gmail.com.
Resource for Prosecutors: Animal Cruelty and Prosecution: Opportunities for Early Response to Crime and Interpersonal Violence. PDF File. Click here to download.
For a great book on how to become a citizen lobbyist and win protective laws for animals read: Get Political for Animals and win the Laws They Need by Julie Lewin. http://www.nifaa.org/
Listen to Dr. Merck's interview with Terry Gross of NPR's "Fresh Air" : http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10170093
You Can Help!! Make a Donation to Fund our On-going Anti-Cruelty Seminars!
Have you ever wondered how you could make a big difference for the animals and people in your community? Consider this your invitation to help. Georgia Legal Professionals for Animals, Inc. (GLPA) works tirelessly for animals throughout the year. The volunteers seek to help animals by
- educating law enforcement on how to prosecute animal cruelty,
- guiding law enforcement and individuals on what to do in cruelty cases, and
- supporting and promoting laws which positively benefit animals in Georgia.
Your monetary donation is fully tax deductible. If you wish to make a donation to GLPA to help us fund future anti-cruelty training programs for law enforcement, please send any amount you can. No donation is too small.
Go to pay pal or send checks to: GLPA, 2451Cumberland Pkwy, Suite 3212, Atlanta, GA30339-6157. Thank you for making a difference!
Purchase Your Copy of the Award-winning animal forensics book by GLPA's own Dr. Melinda Merck Here!
Forensic Investigation of Animal Cruelty: A Guide for Veterinary and Law Enforcement Professionals
| By Leslie Sinclair, D.V.M., Melinda Merck, D.V.M., and Randall Lockwood, Ph.D. Veterinarians have a key role to play in recognizing and addressing animal abuse. A comprehensive introduction to the field, Forensic Investigation of Animal Cruelty provides essential information and techniques that will help veterinarians respond effectively when animal cruelty is suspected. This book is required reading for animal shelter, veterinary, investigative and law enforcement professionals. Comprehensive introduction to veterinary forensic investigation Some of the topics covered include: legal and legislative definitions of cruelty to animals; the veterinarian as an investigator of cruelty to animals and as an expert witness in animal-cruelty cases; collecting, preserving, and presenting the findings of a veterinary forensic investigation; examining the crime scene; and examining surviving and deceased victims. Also included are step-by-step analyses of thermal injuries, blunt-force trauma, sharp-force and projectile injuries, asphyxia, drowning, poisoning and other causes of death and injury. Paperback
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