Dr. Martha Smith-Blackmore is a veterinarian and president of a private veterinary forensics consulting firm, Forensic Veterinary Investigations, LLC. www.VetInvestigator.com She is also adjunct faculty at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and a Fellow of the Center for Animals and Public Policy at Tufts University. Dr. Smith-Blackmore teaches a Veterinary Forensics elective class for third year students and Animal Law & Veterinary Medicine for the second year class.

Dr. Smith-Blackmore advocates for the involvement of veterinarians and local law enforcement in the investigation of allegations of animal cruelty. She is an associate member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and has been appointed to the IACP’s Forensic Science Committee. She is a member of the National Sheriffs Association appointed to the Animal Cruelty and Abuse committee. She is an associate member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and serves on the executive board of the National Coalition on Violence Against Animals.  Dr. Smith-Blackmore is a founding and current Board Member of the International Veterinary Forensic Sciences Association. She is also a professional consultant professional affiliate of the National Association of Medical Examiners.

Dr. Smith-Blackmore is the past-chair of the Animal Welfare Committee of the American Veterinary Medical Association, past board member of the American Heartworm Society and past president of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians. She is an author and editor of the 2010 Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters and is frequently requested to consult on animal cruelty cases by prosecutors, defense attorneys, police departments and animal control officers throughout Massachusetts and around the country.

Dr. Smith-Blackmore teaches on the topics of animal cruelty, veterinary forensics and the link between animal cruelty and other crimes at the Animal Control Officers of Massachusetts Academy and at various national conferences. At home, Martha enjoys the company of her husband, a German Shepherd, a French Bulldog, three orange domestic shorthairs, and a cockatiel - all rescues.  Yes, that includes the husband.