Monday & Tuesday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Lunch

11:30 am-12:30 pm

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Presenter Kevin Hearst 

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Diverse topic coverage Monday & Tuesday surrounding: 

- Support for the human behind the ACO title 

- CSI Forensics and Necropsy

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• Beyond the Bare Minimum 

Overcoming mediocrity.  Presenting best known practices and strategies to combat “that routine, ho-hum attitude”. 

• Are We There Yet? 

An Overdue Conversation about Community and Culture Competency

Overview of resourceful ideas to help you create a supportive community that stands by you and your agency.  Be the change you wish to see by implementing techniques that enhance Officer and community safety, and reduce conflict, complaints, and callbacks.  As we strive to expand our sensitivity to cultural differences and diversity, this workshop will help you increase your knowledge and understanding of those cultures and assist you in managing conflict in your daily work.

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• Bad news in a better way! 

How to deliver unpleasant news to animal owners with patience, and decorum while following standard operating procedures and maintaining professionalism.

• Driving the struggle Bus 

Small town or county agencies, as well as one-person operations face a unique set of challenges due to limited resources, a smaller client or customer base, and a lack of specialized support. Compassion fatigue and burnout can be all too real. We'll discuss tips and tricks helpful to support successful management of the unique issues and problems faced. 

• CSI Forensic 101 

How to structure case building methods by using fundamental techniques.  Learn how to collect entomology evidence and use decomposition rating for case documentation to tell the story and fill in our time of death

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• When do you need a Necropsy?

Whenever there’s a suspicious circumstances or unexpected death of an otherwise normal animal death, a necropsy lends insight for determining cause of death and ultimately important in the acquisition of evidence in cases of animal cruelty. 

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Wednesday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Lunch 

11:30 am-12:30 pm

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Presenter Frannie Greenberg

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9:00 am - 11:30pm

• Hands on with Fran

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12:30 pm - 5:00 pm 

• How best to work with your wildlife rehabber​

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Thursday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Lunch 

11:30 am-12:30 pm

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​9:00 am - 11:30pm

Presenter Gregg Schumaker

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• Striped Skunk Biology, Behavior, and Control

Discussions will include reproductive habits, biology, behavior and food habits of the Striped Skunk.  Learn about Zoonotic disease risks and prevention as well as control methods including trapping, repellents, and odor control techniques including professional odor control products.   

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• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Safety, and Zoonotic Disease Awareness for Professionals  

​Review of proper PPE, safety and zoonotic disease and prevention of heat stroke and exhaustion. Gain understanding of how to evaluate and mitigate risks associated with wildlife control with discussion to include diseases of special concern.   

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12:30 pm - 5:00 pm 

Presenter Humane World for Animals

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• Community Cats

“Community cats” – a catch all terms the animal welfare community uses for feral and stray cats living outdoors in our communities. Generally considered unowned or having loose affiliation with one or more people who care for them -- approximately 10% of the American public feed outdoor cats who they don’t consider their own pets. While the number of community cats existing in the U.S. in unclear, we estimate there may be 30 – 40 million of them.  Managing community cats is a complex issue that concerns many local leaders and agencies mandated to serve and protect the public, ensure the welfare of cats and equip municipal shelters and animal control agencies with effective, humane tools. To successfully address this number of cats, a variety of strategies need to be employed, including trap-neuter-return (TNR), return-to-field, spay-neuter programs for owned cats and efforts to mitigate conflicts with wildlife and their advocates.

Friday

9:00 am - 11:30 am

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Presenters 

Sgt. Ron Page – Pelham Police Department

Sgt. Greg Iworsky – Windham Police Department

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9:00 am - 11:30pm

• Scenario based training ​

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