Are you interested in helping with cruelty cases?
PVMA is looking for anyone who thinks they can be of assistance to those who take on the hard task of prosecuting cases to offer their services. You will help in protecting innocent lives. We are in the process of putting together a list of veterinarians who can assist in cruelty cases. This will allow PVMA to direct humane officers to a veterinarian in their area who is willing to assist with these cases. This list will be kept by the PVMA and by the Director of Pennsylvania Academy of Animal Care and Control (who has taken over the role of training new humane officers and providing the CE they need to stay badged as such). No personal contact information will be given to any of the officers who are requesting help, only your business contact information. Specifically, we need veterinarians whose area of interest include Farm Animal, Equine, Exotics, and Small Mammal. You do not need to have a developed background in forensic veterinary pathology to be a great resource in cruelty cases. In fact, just by you being there as the veterinarian to provide honest testimony on what was found and to opine on those findings is often enough to get guilty verdicts or even guilty pleas.
If you’re interested in being included on this list, please complete the form below: