First submission on 16/01/13; last submission on 02/08/13; accepted for publication on 05/08/13; published on 20/10/13 1. Doctorate in Clinical Surgery from Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR); pathologist at Hospital Erasto Gaertner. 2. Doctorate in Pathology from Mie University, Japan; associate professor at UFPR and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR); pathologist at Hospit...

The role of the veterinary forensic pathologist in the investigation of animal abuse or neglect can go beyond documenting the condition of animals presented as evidence. Although animal cruelty is a moral concern and a crime in itself, law enforcement response to such crimes is often enhanced by the recognition that crimes against animals can be both indicators of other ongoing crimes against p...