Animal Protection Officers respond to 30,000 calls each year, rescuing injured wildlife, enforcing animal laws and ordinances, and providing support and resources for pets and people in need inAustin and Travis County.
Crown prosecutor Ian MacKenzie told court that
animal protection officers from the Edmonton Humane Society responded to a home near 118 Avenue and 58 Street on June 11, 2014, after being informed about cats in distress.
-- Nicole Montano,
Lead Animal Protection Officer, Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service, in a letter to Scott Heiser, Director of ALDF's Criminal Justice Program
In addition to the need for expanded facilities,
more Animal Protection Officers are needed to focus on preventative programs in the community, maintain current service levels and ensure that best practices are being followed.
Eileen Drever,
senior animal protection officer with the SPCA, said she's dealing with a couple of ongoing investigations in regard to sled dogs in the Whistler area and the conditions under which they're kept.
A
GHS Animal Protection Officer will be driving BooBoo to Buffalo on Friday morning, to reunite her with her family, who is flying in from Watsonville, California to meet BooBoo at the border.
According to Deidra White,
Assistant Animal Protection Officer, explained that since the start of the operation on June of 2012, there have been a total of 55 dogs and 55 cats that have been spayed / neutered.
Today,
our animal protection officers work out of a brand - new animal shelter, providing services throughout unincorporated Spokane County and the municipalities within the county.
Deidra and
Animal Protection officer, John Deere, started a one - day journey to change the life of these 20 cats and 8 dogs at ten in the morning.
Animal protection officers are responsible for investigating animal neglect and cruelty concerns under the scope of the Animal Protection Act of Alberta within the jurisdiction of the City of Edmonton.
The animal protection officers now focus on working with families and their pets focusing on retention.
The approximately one - year dog was immediately transported by
an Animal Protection Officer to the veterinarian for examination, which revealed the dog was dehydrated, extremely underweight, and suffering from severe hair loss, as well as had untreated infections of the skin, eyes and ears.
Stray was used if the animal was brought into AAC by
an animal protection officer or by someone other than the animal's caretaker.
The beaver shown in this photo was found to be hypothermic and had injuries to his tail, likely from a coyote, when it was picked up by a GHS
Animal Protection Officer.
After a harrowing rescue, the friendly shepherd mix was secured to a basket stretcher, slowly pulled from the bottom of the Gorge, and was immediately taken to a veterinary clinic by
our Animal Protection Officer.
Thanks to the quick action of the eyewitnesses, the Guelph Humane Society was contacted, and
our Animal Protection Officer responded along with the Centre Wellington OPP and the Fire Department high - angle rescue team.