Woolf Veterinary Forensics Consulting, Inc.

Woolf Veterinary Forensics was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in northern California.

Jennifer Woolf, DVM, MS, President

Dr. Woolf is a veterinarian with a Master of Science degree concentrated in Veterinary Forensics. Over the years, she has worked in private practices and animal welfare organizations as well as owning her own relief veterinary services business for many years. In 2014 she founded Woolf Veterinary Forensics Consulting where she lectures internationally on animal abuse, the Link, and veterinary forensics, as well as investigating and consulting on individual cases. She also works for Veterinary Information Network (VIN) as a Topic Specialist consulting on message boards, developing resources, and giving webinars on animal abuse and veterinary forensics for VIN members. Additionally, she writes articles for VIN members and the public. Dr. Woolf has published numerous articles and a book chapter on animal cruelty topics, and was a 2018-2019 Don Low-CVMA Practitioner Fellow at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in the Anatomic Pathology Department. Previously, she was an instructor in the University of Florida Veterinary Forensic Sciences Online Graduate Program. Dr. Woolf is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the International Veterinary Forensic Sciences Association (IVFSA), and a founding member of the Alameda County Animal Cruelty Task Force. Previously she has served on the boards of the IVFSA and the Contra Costa County Veterinary Medical Association.

Dr. Woolf has also been a peer-reviewer and has authored several articles and a book chapter, some of which are listed here:

• Woolf, J.  “Don’t Blame the Janitor” VetzInsight (January 27, 2024)
• Woolf, J. “Working with the Veterinarian to Build an Animal Abuse Case”  Animal Care & Control Today (Spring 2023)
• Woolf, J. “The Link: the Connection between Animal Abuse and Interpersonal Violence”  Veterinary Partner  (July 20, 2021). 

• Woolf, J. “Animal Victims of the Human Opioid Crisis”  VetzInsight  (July 2, 2021). 
• Woolf, J. “Hurting Pets for Attention”  Veterinary Partner  (May 28, 2021).
• Woolf, J. “Language Matters: The False Dichotomy of Kill/No-Kill”  VetzInsight  (May 7, 2021).  
• Woolf, J. (January 8, 2021) "Masking the Problem" VetzInsight
• Woolf, J., & Stern, A. (July/Aug. 2020). "Identifying Signs of Animal Abuse" Today's Veterinary Practice.
• Woolf, J. (May 1, 2020). "You, Too, Can Be a Foster Failure" VetzInsight.
• Woolf, J. (February 28, 2020). "What Does Cockfighting Have to Do with Backyard Chickens?" VetzInsight.
• Woolf, J., & Brinker, J. (November 18, 2019). "Has the no-kill movement increased animal suffering?" VIN News Service.
• Woolf, J. (November 4, 2019). "Consideration for Classroom Critters" 
• Woolf, J. (August 26, 2019). "Self-victimization and Animal Neglect" 
• Woolf, J. (July 15, 2019). "Is It a Rescue Group or an Animal Hoarder?" VetzInsight
• Woolf, J. (June 10, 2019). "Are Veterinarians Required to Report Animal Cruelty?" 
• Woolf, J., & Brinker, J. (2017). Forensic Physical Examination of the Cat and Dog. (pp. 109-152). In Veterinary Forensics: Investigation, Evidence Collection, and Expert Testimony.Rogers, E., & Stern, A. W. (Eds.). CRC Press.
• Woolf, J. A. (2015). How can veterinarians be reporters of animal abuse when they are not taught to recognize it?. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 247(12), 1363-1364.
• Woolf, J. (2015) Red Flags for Animal Abuse and Cruelty. California Veterinarian, 69:13.

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