Colorado Animal Welfare Conference Session
Heat Stroke And Hypothermia
10:30am–noon • Aug. 19, 2025
Field Services
In this presentation, I’ll review general information about heat stroke and hypothermia with dogs being the species of focus. Included in the presentation will be environmental and physical risk factors that can result in heat stroke, or conversely, hypothermia as well as the clinical signs (symptoms) associated with each. Additionally, there will be discussion on methods that can be used in the field to assist animals suffering from early heat stroke or hypothermia.
Non-accidental Vs. Accidental Injury In Animal Cruelty Cases
3-4:30pm Aug. 19, 2025
Lakewood Ballroom
Field Services
In this presentation I’ll review manner of death, as opposed to cause and mechanism of death. Additionally, there will be discussion on some of the “red flags” that raise the suspicion of NAI vs. accidental injury. Included in the presentation will be real-life case examples of each in order to compare and highlight the differences.
Dr. Jennifer Rainey
I am the forensic veterinarian at the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR). My clinical background is in veterinary emergency and critical care medicine. I worked as an emergency veterinarian in private practice for approximately 15 years. Later, I transitioned into veterinary forensics after completing a criminal justice degree with a focus in forensic investigation and the master’s degree in veterinary forensic sciences from the University of Florida. My primary role at HSPPR is to assist our Animal Law Enforcement Department (ALE), as well as local law enforcement agencies, with their animal cruelty cases.