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The Whats, Whys and Hows of Animal Cruelty Cases, Evidence Collection & Laws of Evidence

Have you ever struggled to determine if an injury was caused by a scratch or a bit? Learn to accurately identify and assess dog and cat bite injuries in this skills class for ACOs.

Learn how to evaluate animal health through Body Condition Scoring (BCS).

Learn about approaches to de-escalation and appropriate support agencies and resources, plus specific approaches proven to be successful with animal hoarding cases.

This workshop acquaints animal care & control, law enforcement and court personnel with how animal abuse is LINKed to human violence and how they can address violence affecting all vulnerable members of families.

Preparing testimony, report contents, working with the prosecutor, and common mistakes to avoid.

This workshop prepares first responders and government agency personnel for situations involving coyotes.

Learn valuable techniques in preventing conflict escalation and ideally resolving those conflicts peacefully.

An advanced level overview of conducting an equine humane case investigation.

An overview of common farm animal species, such as pigs, goats, sheep, cattle, fowl, alpaca and llamas, ostriches and emus, for field services.

Step into the role of a mentor with this engaging workshop designed for experienced animal control professionals. This workshop is crafted to prepare those in various ACO type roles to serve as Field Training Officers.

The photographic compilation of the animal cruelty case should provide a permanent record of the scene and tell the story so professionally that it “sells” the case to your prosecutor.

An introduction to common occupational stressors in animal care and protection services and evidence-based strategies to support wellbeing in high-stress, trauma-exposed work.

This 3-part series includes care, safety, and more, for Horses, Cattle, & Small Ruminants.

The basics of investigating blood sports, focusing on cock fighting and dog fighting, including indications, impoundment practices, and current California law.

How to evaluate complaints, perform inspections, and enforce CA laws pertaining to pet shops, kennels, grooming establishments, traveling animal exhibits, and even rodeos!

This 8-hour outstanding Interview & Interrogation course for our Animal Control Officers and Humane Officers covers a variety of topics to help you get the truth during your investigations. Members Only -Sign-in.

Dr. Miller covers expectations around care, body condition, common findings, and how to prepare and present your livestock cases.

Animal Control Officers and Humane Officers now have the opportunity to complete an advanced training academy on their own time, at their own pace, without travel.

Animal Control Officers and Humane Officers may now complete a training academy on their own time, at their own pace, without travel. 60-80 hours of self-paced instruction, complete within 4 months.

This complex statute can be used to benefit animals that are the subject of seizures when they are injured, abandoned, or subject to cruelty and neglect.

Follow up to “Penal Code 597.1 Pre and Post Seizure”. Discuss actual cases involving seizures of animals, learn steps they took, what went well, what didn’t, and what they would change.

Learn to navigate through the intricacies of Penal Code 597.1, pre and post seizure.

Illegal puppy sales and scams are common in many communities. We examine common animal-related scams and how to develop the cases and present to prosecutors, through charging, so the cases will be accepted for prosecution.

Key concepts, tools, and techniques related to animal handling and capture of dogs for animal welfare field services professionals.

Exporing field work considerations for a wide-variety of small animals including: Ethics, Welfare, Stress, Behavior, Safety, Tools, Techniques for Handling & Capture of Cats and other Small Animals.

This presentation includes a discussion of how to read dog and cat body language and how to safely and humanely handle the shelter animals.

Join us to learn about what exactly bias is, as well as if it is possible to identify our biases and change them!

Two 90-minute sessions. Learn about using clear and consistent terminology, organizing your report, consistency amongst agency officers, developing a review and submission system, and more. Each session is 1.5 CEU.

This essential class to ensures your reports are clear, consistent, and professional. Practice writing a report along with the instructor. Two 90-minute sessions, 1.5 CEU each.

Shelter staff should be able to advise pet owners how to resolve problematic behaviors to help keep the animals in their home - where they belong.

How to write, obtain and execute search warrants for Animal Control Professionals.

This is a practical introduction to the basic skills needed to engage in effective verbal de-escalation on the job while interacting with people who are feeling distressed, angry, and frustrated.

Kelley Bollen discusses what we as shelter professionals can do to modify this serious and sometimes dangerous behavior and provide guidance on safe placement.

This workshop provides guidance for addressing coyote activity, examines common conflicts, their root causes, and proven strategies to resolve them.

Even though leaving a snake alone is usually safest for people and snakes, circumstances arise too often where a trained worker is needed to mitigate a snake situation.

Veterinary forensics expert performs a “postmortem” on cases: a look back to see what went right and what we can learn for the future.

A retrospective examination of several animal cruelty cases.

Forensic science and DNA are amazing tools, but you can only use it if your officers know where to look, when to look and how to collect samples to test.