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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026

A Retrospective Study of Suspected Animal Abuse Cases in Trinidad and Tobago, 2008-2025.

Karelma Frontera-Acevedo, Alanis Boodram, Xaria Luke, Emily Phillip, Rod Suepaul, Lana Gyan

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Karelma Frontera-AcevedoDepartment of Basic Veterinary Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Building 47, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Uriah Butler Highway, St. Augustine 310140, Trinidad and Tobago.ORCID 0000-0002-5094-8866
Alanis BoodramVeterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Building 49, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Uriah Butler Highway, St. Augustine 310140, Trinidad and Tobago.
Xaria LukeDepartment of Basic Veterinary Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Building 47, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Uriah Butler Highway, St. Augustine 310140, Trinidad and Tobago.
Emily PhillipDepartment of Basic Veterinary Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Building 47, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Uriah Butler Highway, St. Augustine 310140, Trinidad and Tobago.
Rod SuepaulDepartment of Basic Veterinary Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Building 47, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Uriah Butler Highway, St. Augustine 310140, Trinidad and Tobago.
Lana GyanVeterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Building 49, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Uriah Butler Highway, St. Augustine 310140, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Abstract

Forensic veterinary pathology is becoming increasingly important in investigating situations of suspected animal abuse. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are only two veterinary diagnostic laboratories capable of performing necropsies, one at the University of the West Indies School of Veterinary Medicine (UWI-SVM) and the other at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (MAF-VDL). The databases of both UWI-SVM and MAF-VDL were searched for cases of suspected animal abuse between 2008 and 2025. Based on pathology records and case submission information, cases were categorized by year, species, cause of death (COD) or manner of injury (MOI), police submissions, and types of trauma and poisonings. A total of 113 cases of suspected animal abuse were submitted in the years 2008-2025. Case submissions reached a peak in 2015 (

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animal abuseCaribbeannon-accidental injuryveterinary forensic pathology

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