Maine Animal Control Association

Welcome to the Maine Animal Control Association!

The Maine Animal Control Association strives to protect the well being of all animals, domestic or wild. To enforce without prejudice, all state and local laws relevant to all animals and to enforce and educate the community, legislative and administrative personnel on the significance and diversities of the Animal Control Officer. To promote and encourage the opportunities for educational standards and requirements by which the performance of our profession may be measured. And to participate in the active development of resolutions on the state and federal level concerning Animal Welfare and Animal Control. We must always keep a high emphasis on education and training. MACA. is committed to doing just that.

HELP BE A PART OF THIS YEAR'S TRAINING IN BANGOR.

We have lined up 2 presenters for this year's training on April 7 at Hollywood Slots. The first presenter will be CODE 3 ASSOCIATES out of Colorado. Please check out their web site: CODE3ASSOCIATES.ORG--You may recognize their Executive Director, Jim Boller, from his days staring in Animal Planet's ANIMAL COPS: HOUSTON. Second, I have asked the new AWP Director, Liam Hughes to be a presenter, and also have time for him to do a round table for all of us to be able to pick his brain for solutions and answers to problems that we all have had in dealing with AWP.

Where you come in is this: I am going to list a few topics that each of them has suggested for their presentations. What I would like each of you to do is pick your top choice FOR EACH PRESENTER. Please email me your choices NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 18TH, to Gershep2@roadrunner.com.

LIAM HUGHES:

1. WILDLIFE ISSUES/URBAN ANIMALS/EXOTICS 2. PUBLIC RELATIONS/COMMUNITY OUTREACH 3. REPORT WRITING 4. ANIMAL BODY POSTURES 5. ANIMAL HANDLING 6. OFFICER SAFETY/ALL HAZARDS 7. ROLL AND AUTHORITY OF ACO'S (PROFESSIONALISM/ETHICAL AND MORAL STANDARDS, LIABILITY ISSUES)

CODE 3 ASSOCIATES:

1. GENERAL INVESTIGATION AND WARRANTS
2. LARGE ANIMAL INVESTIGATION AND EVALUATION 3. NON-TRADITIONAL ANIMALS IE. EXOTICS 4. BIO-SAFETY AND ZOONOSIS 5. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS 6. HOARDERS 7. SMALL OR LARGE ANIMAL HANDLING AND BEHAVIOR

Thanks for your input. Again please email me your 2 choices (one from Liam and one from Code 3) no later than November 18th.

Heidi

Job Openings posted on State's website, Natural Resources Service Center: For more information, click the link above.

Check out our Animal Welfare Advisory Council frequently asked questions!

View the Elaine Conners Center for Wildlife brochure about fawn safety!

MACA new member applications now available here.



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