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Acting as a material witness
Author(s) -
Laurence Chris,
Newman Rachel
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.22.8.491
Subject(s) - cruelty , witness , neglect , law , order (exchange) , point (geometry) , animal welfare , quality (philosophy) , medicine , history , criminology , psychology , political science , nursing , philosophy , business , biology , ecology , geometry , mathematics , finance , epistemology
IT is almost inevitable that, at some point in their careers, veterinary surgeons will be presented with a case of neglect or cruelty which could result in the owner of the animal being prosecuted. A successful prosecution will often depend on the quality of the factual evidence provided in court. As Chris Laurence and Rachel Newman explain in this article, in order for a prosecution to proceed, it is vital that the veterinary surgeon who initially examines the animal meticulously records his or her findings.