POSSIBILITIES OF FORENSIC VETERINARY AS A NEW TYPE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE

Abstract

The article is devoted to a new type of forensic examination - forensic veterinary examination. Possibilities of forensic veterinary examination are substantiated. A description is given of the subject, objects, subject, tasks of the forensic veterinary examination, a list of questions that are put to the expert to solve them. It is shown that new and existing types of criminal acts contribute to the growth of tension in the world and cause the emergence of new objects and tasks of expert research, and, therefore, new special knowledge, the latest research methods and tools are needed. The need to open a new type of forensic examination in the system of forensic institutions of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, forensic veterinary examination, is due to the fact that violation of quarantine conditions, purchase and sale of animals, their improper use for breeding and other purposes, poaching, cruelty to animals, as well as a violation of the rules for the disposal of corpses leads to criminal proceedings and court cases, and, consequently, the need for a forensic examination. Forensic veterinary examination covers a wide range of knowledge and research relating to live animals, their corpses, livestock, medicines used in veterinary medicine, documentation. Opening of a new expert specialty - “Forensic Veterinary Expertise” in the system of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine contributes to the solution of many issues that arise in law enforcement in investigating offenses related to objects of veterinary medicine and animal husbandry, enriches new opportunities for domestic forensic activities, creates relevant prospects for research in this field.