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Dr. Merck is the senior director of veterinary forensics for the ASPCA and a consultant for the Fulton County District Attorney's Office in Atlanta. In addition to conducting veterinary forensic examinations in Georgia, she helps train veterinary and law enforcement professionals on using veterinary medicine in investigating and prosecuting animal cruelty cases. She is the author of Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty Investigations and the coauthor of Forensic Investigation of Animal Cruelty: A Guide for Veterinarians and Law Enforcement.
This high-profile forensic veterinarian investigates animal cruelty cases, which no one wants to see. But she says she finds the work satisfying because "I am giving the animal a voice."