A forensic pathologist is a physician who specializes in determining the time, manner, and cause of death. Dr. Adam Stern, a board-certified pathologist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, specializes in veterinary forensics.“In veterinary forensics, medical expertise is used to gather evidence applicable in civil and criminal court cases, as well as insurance company investigations, that involve animals,” says Dr. Stern. Animal Crime Investigation: He says that animals may play one of three roles: the victim, the perpetrator, or a witness. All too frequently, heartbreaking cases of animal abuse and neglect, where animals are victims, grab the headlines. In these situations, Dr. Stern may be asked to perform a forensic necropsy on a deceased animal to verify cause of death and may be asked to testify in court regarding the findings.Cases in which animals are perpetrators of the crime, such as dog bite cases, are also widely publicized. Dr. Stern recalls an unusual and complicated case that occurred in 2015 in Casey, Ill., where a dog was both a victim and, technically, a perpetrator.
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