Was great to be working with Gaille again. In our ‘Animals and Plants in Crime’ unit, we cover the importance and significance of #animal remains, and why they shouldn’t be disregarded in #human investigations. #TheLinks #collaborate #AnimalRelatedCrimes #forensic

We're delighted that South Yorkshire Police now has a web page dedicated to animal cruelty and domestic abuse. 💻 Working with the police, we're already up to 39 out of 44 forces. We thank them for making this issue a priority. Check out their page: southyorkshire.police.uk/advice/advice-… #BreakingTheLink

2/2 Read more about our campaign to make communities safer for ALL – humans AND animals: naturewatch.org/campaigns/prot… #AnimalCrueltyHumanViolenceAwarenessWeek #BreakingTheLink

On #StephenLawrenceDay, we honour the memory of a young life taken too soon. Last year, the uniofbeds welcomed Doreen Lawrence OBE for an inspiring lecture: beds.ac.uk/news/2023/octo… 👈

Delighted that our Forensic Science courses have been #accredited by CSoFS and our Forensic Science & Criminology courses have received formal recognition! The #team were commended upon their #LearningCommunity and inclusion of industry #standards and #practices.

Animals interrupting wildlife photographers - a thread 🧵 1. A curious fox by Dan Dinu

Kilo of cocaine found alongside animal cruelty crime. Investigate one, and so often find another. But only if you look. itv.com/news/wales/202…

Finally, a first 5 year jail term for animal abuse. It’s been a long time coming since ⁦⁦Anna Turley MP⁩ first tried to increase sentencing levels in 2016 but still good to see. news.sky.com/story/dr-death…

Acknowledging how attitudes toward animals are intertwined with those toward women can help improve prevention and intervention strategies for sexual violence. ✅✅✅ #BreakingTheLink theconversation.com/studying-viole…

93% of police forces in England and Wales now offer advice on pet abuse in DA thanks to Naturewatch Foundation ‘Protect animals. Protect people.’ campaign- just Avon and Somerset Police Lancashire Police West Midlands Police West Yorkshire Police to go ! Coercive control. Ask about animals. #BreakingTheLink together

Always an honour to be invited to speak on #AnimalForensics and #TheLinks. Sincere thanks to UK AFI, uniofbeds, and CSoFS to be able to raise important #safeguarding issues and the work of ARCWG. #Collaboration #StepUpNotBack #FireInvestigation #Forensics #TheLink

We are award winners! We are thrilled to announce that we have won the Animals and Environment category award! Thank you to the Charity Awards for this honour, and to our supporters who make all of our work possible. We couldn't do it without you. #CharityAwards The Charity Awards

Pleased to have been nominated for this. There are various categories if you want to add your nominations the closing date is Friday 26th and the prize can help animals too. Link here benefactgroup.com/charity-heroes…

A new campaign by the Naturewatch Foundation is highlighting the link between those who abuse animals and their use of violence against people; former detective inspector Mark Randell, the charity’s Campaign Manager, spoke to Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons about the need for

“We know those who harm animals also harm people and, if we apply that knowledge to safeguarding strategies, we can reduce overall violent crime. By protecting animals, we can make people safer too.” Great to meet up with Jess Brown-Fuller MP yesterday to talk about #VAWG prevention

Great to spend time with colleagues School of Life Sciences at UoB Academy for Learning & Teaching Excellence for #BedsConf24. Looking forward to a full day of developments. #teaching #learning #teachtheteachers #collaboration

Open Day uniofbeds with demos from all departments, including School of Life Sciences! #CareerPoweredEducation #STEM #forensics #students

Come to our #Luton campus to meet us - and our friends! 🪰 💀

Animal Related Crime Working Group socials: ARCWG arcwg-uk.bsky.social