This book is a compendium of the materials required by veterinarians to address the vetero-legal matters. The book is a ready reckoner of all the rules and regulations related to animals. The compendium of forms that is required for different vetro-legal purpose could come handy to the field veterinary practitioner. This book provides ready reference of the relevant materials of laws, forms, etc. that is required to address several issues faced by a veterinarians while they are engaged in their clinical practice including those engaged in private veterinary practice. Different vetero-legal matters like bestiality, meat sampling, and transportion of animals (International and National), etc. are presented in a comprehensive manner along with case studies encountered by the author himself at the filed level. This book will surely assist the veterinarians to write their Post-mortem reports. In addition, different forms, which are also essential, are annexed with this book for instant use as and when required by the veterinary practitioner. This book is a one-stop solution for all vetero-legal matters, useful for academic purpose for students studying B.V.Sc. & AH (veterinary jurisprudence and ethics). Further, this book may be useful for animal lover as relevant acts are provided in a nutshell for ease of understanding.
Dr. Dipankar Seth did his Bachelor in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc. & AH) in 2005 and subsequently master’s (M.V.Sc.) in 2007 from West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences. He was awarded with young scientist award by Indian Association of Veterinary Pathology (IAVP) in recognition of his research work in Nano Science and Nano-materials. Thereafter he did MBA form Vidya Sagar University, West Bengal and Post Graduate Diploma in Animal Welfare from IGNOU. He has a number of international publications in veterinary science to his name. After his master’s, he has worked as a Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. He joined Government Service as a Veterinary Officer at Government of West Bengal in 2009. After clearing UPSC, he joined Government of NCT of Delhi in 2015. While working as a Filed Veterinarian it was felt that there is a need of compendium for vetero-legal matters so that it can serve as a ready reckoner to the veterinarians working at the grassroots level. At present he is working as an Assistant Commissioner at Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying on deputation basis. He has written popular articles for pets at different forums and is a writer of the book “Four Legs and an Emotional Stethoscope”. With the ages of time vetero-legal matters are gradually becoming important and veterinarians have to face vetero-legal matters in their day-to-day affairs beside clinical & other duties. This book provides a ready reckoner to address vetero-legal affairs in a comprehensive way.
1. Post-Mortem in Animals: Basic Guidelines............................................1
2. Cardinal Lesion Disease Wise for PM Report Writing .........................17
3. Post-Mortem in Wild Animals ..............................................................39
4. Vetero-legal Laws and Acts...................................................................47
5. Procedures for Transportation of Animals: Rules & Laws ...................55
6. Procedures for International Transportation of Animals:Guidelines & Forms..............................................................................83
7. Bestiality in Animals & Related Laws..................................................87
8. Sampling of Meat Samples for Species Identification ..........................93
9. Sample PM Reports, Forms, FIR, GD and Summons.........................105
10. Ready Reckoner of Important Forms and Certificate Formats for Day-to-Day Use...............................................................125
