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What are the pros and cons of being an animal cruelty investigator?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

If you know anything about animal cruelty investigators could you tell me are some pros and cons about the job?

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Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

Veterinarian

Published on February 12th, 2019

I would say that these people are very special people. They get to rescue dogs from very terrible situations and help them. Unfortunately, it likely doesn't come without hard training and some risk as you will be entering dangerous situations and likely dirty environments. I am unsure what all is involved as far as getting to becoming one. I would talk to your local police station or investigator office and they will be able to give you more details on the steps you need to take to get to your final goal. I hope this helps!

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    Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

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    Published on

    Unfortunately (luckily!) vets get in contact rarely with animal cruelty investigators, but I would recommend to talk directly to police officers or animal cruelty investigators to understand exactly what is the path to reach your goal.

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