Animal Cruelty

Mandatory Reporting of Cruelty to Animals and Animal Fighting (PDF)
Issue briefing prepared by CVMA, CACVT, AAF and the Denver District Attorney's Office regarding Colorado's mandatory reporting statute.

Mandatory Reporting of Animal Cruelty: A New Responsibility
Members, click here for a PDF of a PowerPoint presentation delivered by Diane Balkin, senior deputy district attorney for Denver as well as a member of the State Board of Veterinary Medicine, at CVMA Convention 2007.

Reporting Form
This is a link to the Colorado Department of Agriculture's Animal Industry Division, which includes links to the state's animal cruelty reporting form.

Canadian Veterinary Medical Association resources
Page links to information about recognizing animal abuse, reporting animal abuse, collecting evidence and other areas.

Rules and Responsibilites for Reporting Child and Animal Abuse
Article printed in the spring 2004 issue of the CVMA Voice newsletter.

Animal Abuse and Family Violence: What Veterinary Professionals Need to Know
Veterinary Forensic Evidence in Animal Cruelty Cases
Presentation notes from CVMA Convention 2002.  Auther Randall Lockwood, PhD., vice president of research and educational outreach at the Humane Society of the United States, gave two presentations to CVMA members on animal abuse.

Presentation:  Non-Accidental Injury in Dogs and Cats in Colorado
A PowerPoint presentation and summary of the results of a 2003 study of Colorado-based veterinarians on non-accidental injury in dogs and cats. This information was presented to CVMA at the 2003 CVMA Convention, and was supported by the Animal Assistance Foundation, by the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association and by American Humane.

Executive Summary:  Non-Accidental Injury in Dogs and Cats in Colorado
Final report to the Animal Assistance Foundation

Appendix 1:  Non-Accidental Injury in Dogs and Cats in Colorado
Methodology and survey design

Appendix 2:  Non-Accidental Injury in Dogs and Cats in Colorado
Case information

Survey:  Non-Accidental Injury in Dogs and Cats in Colorado