Training
California Animal Care Conference
Animal Law Enforcement Training Academy (Basic)
Animal Law
Enforcement Training Academy (Advanced)
spcaLA Animal
Protection Services Training Courses
Euthanasia Training
Managing
Compassion Fatigue
California Animal Care
Conference
Each year, SHAC joins forces with the
California Animal Control Directors Association (CACDA) and the California
Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) to host the California Animal Care
Conference. The Conference features tracks on Shelter Medicine,
Management, Behavior & Training, Shelter Services, and Field Services.
The next Conference will be held at the
Hyatt Regency in Sacramento, March 1-3, 2009.
Pre-Conference Workshop on February
28, 2009. For more information, click
here.
Animal Law Enforcement Training Academy
(Basic)
The Marin Humane Society: April 14 -
25, 2008
San Diego Humane Society and SPCA: September 8 - 19,
2008
The
Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy includes 80 hours
(ten days) of study on such topics as animal care, impound
procedures, animal fighting, elements of a crime, investigation,
rules of evidence, law enforcement, report writing, search and
seizure, laws of arrest, the veterinarian‘s role, legal procedures,
court demeanor and testifying, civil and criminal liability, humane
laws, and child abuse. The Academy is intended to provide the
20 hours of training in animal care required for appointment as a
humane officer and the 40 hours of training in California humane
laws related to the powers and duties of a humane officer required
for appointment and reappointment as a humane officer under
California Corporations Code section 14502. Please note that
the final decision as to whether a course satisfies the training
requirements for humane officer appointment/reappointment rests with
the superior court charged with confirming the
appointment/reappointment.
For more information on the Academy at
The Marin Humane Society, please read this
PDF document
For more information on the Academy at the San
Diego Humane Society and SPCA, please click
here.
Animal Law Enforcement Training Academy
(Advanced)
The Marin Humane Society:
May 11 - 16, 2008
The Advanced Law Enforcement Training
Academy is an intensive forty-hour study of investigation procedures
as they relate to California anti-cruelty and anti-neglect laws.
The Academy includes topics such as search warrants,
evidence collection and preservation, crime scene photography,
advanced report-writing, court case preparations, and crime scene
scenario investigations.
Students should be prepared to conduct an actual investigation, take
photographs, write reports, collect evidence, testify, and
participate in a mock court hearing and trial. The Academy
is intended to provide the 40 hours of training in California humane laws related
to the powers and duties of a humane officer required for
reappointment as a humane officer under California Corporations Code
section 14502. Please note that the final decision as to
whether a course satisfies the training requirements for humane
officer appointment/reappointment rests with the superior court
charged with confirming the appointment/reappointment.
For more information on the Academy at
The Marin Humane Society, please read this
PDF document.
spcaLA
Animal Protection Services Training Courses
spcaLA
P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village, Long Beach
To be
Determined
Available to humane society, animal control, and law
enforcement personnel only, these one-day courses are designed for
entry-level and veteran field officers alike. Each course will
have hands-on training and some will incorporate real-life scenarios
to better prepare officers for field service. The courses are
intended to provide training hours in state humane laws relating to
the powers and duties of a humane officer as provided in
Corporations Code section 14502. For more information, please
visit the spcaLA website by clicking
here.
To Be Determined
Euthanasia Training
In California, generally
only a registered veterinary technician (RVT) or a
veterinarian may administer sodium pentobarbital for the
euthanasia of sick, injured, homeless or unwanted
domestic pets or animals. However, an exception
exists for employees of animal-control agencies or
humane societies who have completed a curriculum of at
least eight hours of training as specified in the
Euthanasia Training Curriculum published by State
Humane and the California Animal Control Directors
Association (CACDA). The training must be provided
by a veterinarian, RVT, or instructor certified by State
Humane and CACDA.
Listed below are the trainings
currently scheduled throughout California. If you would like to arrange an additional
training, please contact Staycee Dains at
staycee.dains@co.santa-cruz.ca.us.
Dates to be Announced
For more information on
the euthanasia trainings, please visit the American Humane
Association
website.
Managing
Compassion Fatigue
To be Determined
For more information on
the these trainings, please visit the American Humane
Association
website.
