[hermantheshocker]

Animal predation is less commonly seen than insect predation. Because most putrefied bodies are recovered from a home environment, the most common animal predators are domestic cats and dogs and rodents. Bodies found outdoors may have been predated by wild birds and animals. In this example, tissue destruction was caused postmortem by the deceased’s pet dog. Cause of death and further info unknown.





Postmortem animal depredation is a substantial part of the taphonomic processes a body undergoes after death. While the occurrence and presentation of such injuries are well known to forensic pathologists, the morphological appearance of these injuries may be misinterpreted by police officers or members of other investigating authorities.





A broad range of carnivores can be involved in the postmortem destruction of corpses located in open spaces or indoors (e.g. wild animals such as foxes and big cats or domestic animals such as dogs and cats). The wound margins caused by carnivores often appear more regular than those caused by rodents and V-shaped or rhomboid punctured wounds are often seen upon the intact skin in the immediate vicinity to the actual wound margins. Such stab wound-like defects represent canine tooth marks of carnivore origin. An additional criterion for animal depredation by carnivores is the presence of claw-induced linear scratch-type abrasions in the vicinity of the damaged skin areas.

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[Karma]

I know I’ve said it before but animals have to eat and we ARE just slabs of meat at the end

[eeriespooky]

what a gnarly sight, might have to draw this

[Tracy210t]

Deesgusting

[rhinobullet003]

Bad dog.. oh wait poor guy was hungry

[deiatetofulfill]

Apparently with pet dogs they lick at their owners face after death from stress trying to revive them. The licking becomes a compulsive obsession and focus as they become more distressed. Leading to nibbling and eating of the face and neck. Kinda sad really.

[christmascandy1]

mans best friend,,,to the end..i guess