Requirements for mandatory reporting of animal cruelty

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 229, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 685-689

  Babcock, Sarah L ^a   Neihsl, April ^a  

^a Animal and Veterinary Legal Services PLLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL CRUELTY; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; MANDATORY REPORTING; NEGLECT; PAIN; REVIEW; TORTURE; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY FORENSICS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIOLENCE;

ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; UNITED STATES; VETERINARIANS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33748532507     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.229.5.685     Document Type: Review

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