Aleksic Radojkovic Jelena, Nesic Vladimir, Ilic Bozovic Anja, Davitkov Darko, Djuric Milos, Krstic Vanja, Davitkov Dajana
Department of Forensic Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodjenja 18, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar oslobodjenja 18, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Jun 29;14(13):1926. doi: 10.3390/ani14131926.
The aim of the study was to point out the importance of recognizing non-accidental injuries (NAI) and to highlight the importance of reporting such cases, as well as prosecuting the perpetrators, in order to detect potentially existing violence or prevent future violence in society. A total of 338 dogs and 54 cats were submitted for necropsy. Out of 338 dogs examined, 175 (51.8%) died due to non-natural cause of death, 122 from natural causes (36.1%), and 35 (10.3%) due to accidental injuries, and in 6 cases (1.8%) the cause and manner of death were undetermined due to advanced post-mortal changes. Out of 54 examined cats, 21 died due to non-natural causes (38.9%) and the same number of cats died due to natural causes. The prevalence of accidental injuries resulting in death were 20.4% (n = 11) and in 1.8% (n = 1) the manner of death remained indeterminate. The high number of animals confirmed to have died from unnatural causes in this study highlights the need for greater involvement from the police, prosecution, and society as a whole to reduce the number of violent animal deaths in the future.
本研究的目的是指出认识非意外伤害（NAI）的重要性，强调报告此类案件以及起诉犯罪者的重要性，以便发现社会中潜在存在的暴力行为或预防未来的暴力行为。共有338只狗和54只猫被送去进行尸检。在接受检查的338只狗中，175只（51.8%）死于非自然死亡原因，122只因自然原因死亡（36.1%），35只（10.3%）死于意外伤害，6例（1.8%）因死后变化严重，死亡原因和方式无法确定。在接受检查的54只猫中，21只死于非自然原因（38.9%），死于自然原因的猫数量相同。导致死亡的意外伤害发生率为20.4%（n = 11），1.8%（n = 1）的死亡方式仍不确定。本研究中大量动物被证实死于非自然原因，这凸显了警方、检方以及整个社会需要更多参与，以减少未来暴力动物死亡的数量。
