Melinda Merck, DVM

Forensic Veterinarian, Veterinary Forensics Consulting

Dr. Melinda Merck is the owner of Veterinary Forensics Consulting in Austin, Texas. She provides expert case consultations and testimony. Dr. Merck provides training for veterinary, attorney and law enforcement professionals internationally on the use of veterinary forensics in the investigation and prosecution of animal cruelty cases and the link to crime against humans. Dr. Merck serves on the Association of Prosecuting Attorney’s Animal Cruelty Advisory Council. Locally she serves on the Austin-Travis County Family Violence Task Force and volunteers with SAFE, the Austin shelter for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. Dr. Merck is the editor and contributing author of the textbook, “Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty Investigation, 2nd edition” by Wiley publishing. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Science and member of the International Association of Blood Stain Analysts.