ASPCA in the News: Use of Animal Forensics on the Rise

USA Today

Use of Animal Forensics on the Rise

RICHMOND, Va. — The killer had left his mark all over the crime scene. Grayish-tan hairs lay strewn on the ground below the old willow tree on Marylin Christian's Loudoun County farm, inches away from where her beloved cat Cody was found dead.

Cody's distraught owner vowed to seek justice. But when she suggested that animal control officers collect saliva from a neighbor's dog, Lucky, to see if it genetically matched hair found in Cody's mouth and claws, she was met with bewilderment.

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