EP 83 | Dr. Rachel Touroo | Veterinary Forensics

04/05/23 • 54 min

Veterinary Forensics | EP 83 | Dr. Rachel Touroo
Dr. Rachel Touroo joined the ASPCA in 2012 as the director of its Veterinary Forensics program and is currently the senior director of Veterinary Forensic Sciences. In this role, Dr. Touroo oversees the ASPCA Veterinary Forensic Science Center, assists law enforcement with suspected animal cruelty cases throughout the United States, develops and carries out novel research in the area of veterinary forensics, and teaches Veterinary Forensic Medicine for the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medicolegal Investigations for Florida International University, where she holds courtesy faculty appointments. Dr. Touroo has assisted with hundreds of animal cruelty cases throughout the U.S. and has been qualified as an expert witness on dozens of occasions in a variety of states, as well as in federal court. Join us as we discuss the importance of veterinary forensics and the work that the ASCPA is doing to assist law enforcement in investigations.
Originally aired on: Wednesday April 5th, 2023

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Forensics Talks - EP 83 | Dr. Rachel Touroo | Veterinary Forensics

Transcript

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Eugene
Hi everyone, it’s Eugene here. And welcome to forensics talks. This is going to be episode 83. And my guest today is Dr. Rachel Touroo and we're going to be speaking about veterinary forensics. I want to start off before I talk about Dr. Touroo, just as a little bit of an introduction. And we're going to be talking about, obviously animals and things like that and the relationship between humans and animals goes back thousands of years.
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