What Is An Animal Control Officer?

*Links to the courses I speak about in the video are down below * An Animal Control Officer is like a Police Officer and Ambulance for the animal world. In this video I will share with you what it takes to become an ACO. Social Media - Instagram @AnimalControlConnect Facebook @AnimalControlConnect TikTok @AnimalControlConnect E-mail [email protected] Here are the links that were mentioned in the video. These would be great resources to start your ACO education. Besides the specific courses listed below all the websites have great online mini courses you can look at. After clicking the links, look for the specific classes under the link. Cal Animals (Two Week Animal Control Academy) https://www.calanimals.org/education-... Animal Law Enforcement Training Academy Chemical Immobilization Euthanasia Training National Animal Care And Control Association https://nacatraining.org/ ACO I and ACO 2 Courses https://nacatraining.org/naca-aco-cer... Code 3 Associates https://code3associates.org/about-tra... Animal Cruelty Case Investigation PC 832 and PC 832 Firearms (California) Info about the courses https://post.ca.gov/pc-832-arrest-and... Class schedule https://catalog.post.ca.gov/Default.aspx (When looking up the class just type in 832 in the keywords and put in your zip code) Sample Assessment Test https://apps.hr.lacounty.gov/olt/Test Most of the PC 832 courses are held at Community Colleges. You may have to register to the school, get accepted, then you can register for the class. *I have no affiliation with any of the above training groups. Chapters 0:00 What is an Animal Control Officer 0:28 Requirements 1:12 Education 1:56 Certifications 2:15 Animal Control Academy 3:06 Euthanasia Certificate 3:25 PC 832 3:50 PC 832 Firearms 4:23 Reality of Job