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RE: Community Conversations - 08/12/2026 - Disaster Response for Animal Control: Partnerships & Preparedness

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 08-13-2026 07:22 AM
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Thank you so much for having me! It was a great session! Here are some answers to the Q&A's that were in the chat. Do you have to be a licensed veterinarian to assist in emergencies? General rule: you do not have to be a licensed veterinarian to provide emergency assistance, but you must stay within ...

RE: Humane Officers

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 07-27-2026 08:21 AM
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Hi Michael! San Diego Humane Society has this program , my email is jowen@nacanet.org - email me and I can connect you :) ------------------------------ Jerrica Owen, CAWA CEO National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) jowen@nacanet.org ------------------------------

Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 04-10-2025 10:15 AM
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🎉 Did you know?! Next week is Animal Care & Control Appreciation Week! 🐾 It's the perfect time to celebrate your team, your fellow officers, and don't forget - yourself! 💙 Short on time but still want to make it special? No worries - NACA's got you covered! We've put together a fun, ...

RE: Peer Support

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 06-27-2024 01:39 PM
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Such a great thread!!!! Thank you for prompting this conversation @Jeanette Loven ------------------------------ Jerrica Owen, CAWA Executive Director National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) jowen@nacanet.org ------------------------------

Will you be at the 2024 Prairie States Conference?

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 05-21-2024 07:44 PM
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Swing by the NACA/Maddie's Fund booth at the 2024 Prairie States Conference! 🎉 We've got exciting resources, expert advice, and awesome swag just for you. Whether you're looking to learn more about animal control, network with fellow professionals, or simply say hello, we can't wait to meet ...

Electric Vehicles for ACO/HLE vehicle?

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 09-25-2023 01:18 PM
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Hi all - We received some questions about how many agencies have transitioned to fully Electric Vehicles for their ACO / HLE trucks and wanted to ask here! Is anyone using them and if so, would you be willing to share more about why, how, and any other details you can share for us to pass along? Thanks!!! ...

RE: Advocating for court hold animals

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 08-31-2023 05:47 AM
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Have you checked out the Justice Clearinghouse webinar library? There are a handful that may cover this in some smaller detail, however, I agree this is a great suggestion for a standalone webinar! I will work on that but in the meantime, if you are a NACA member try a few of these from the JCH library! ...

As an animal care and control officer, you are in the people business as much as you are in the animal business!

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 07-11-2023 07:07 AM
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In partnership with Maddie's Fund, NACA is excited to release the third course in our Field Service Focused Series designed specifically for animal care and control professionals. Officers in the field are often faced with difficult and highly emotionally charged situations. These situations ...

RE: What was your biggest takeaway from Expo?

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 04-12-2023 02:18 PM
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Thank you!!! We are very passionate about the subject and would be happy to connect again with anyone who would like to meet with us and learn more!!! ------------------------------ Jerrica Owen, CAWA Executive Director National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) jowen@nacanet.org - ...

We want to tell your stories!!! 2023 NACA Magazine recruiting content!

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 11-30-2022 05:17 PM
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Hi all, NACA is excited to share that we are open and accepting articles, stories, and photo submissions for the 2023 NACA Animal Care & Control Magazine Issues!! We release four issues annually and would be honored to feature your amazing work! We also have some advertising space still available! ...

Video clips needed, can you help!?!

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 10-08-2022 05:44 AM
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Hi!! We are looking for some short video clips of the items outlined below - bodycam footage or cell phone clips from your experiences are perfect! Can you help us?!?! The footage submitted may be used in an upcoming MF University Course in partnership with NACA and SDHS aimed to provide vital training ...

RE: How did your community develop roles/job descriptions for Animal Control Officers?

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 08-15-2022 09:34 AM
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Thank you for posting and for being so proactive in your search to find reimagined roles for ACOs! This is something the field has been exploring and trying to dive into deeper - we know that officers wear many hats these days and that proactive prevention methods and strategies could be the key in many ...

Field Services - Tools and Equipment Training - NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 07-12-2022 09:27 AM
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Have you heard?!?! NACA with the amazing support and expertise of Maddie's have released a first of its kind training course on standard tools, equipment, and handling for field services! This course is getting a ton of amazing buzz in the first week since release, you won't want to miss out!! Enroll ...

"Bridge the Gap" for Return-to-Home Survey - Please help us with the survey!!

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 04-29-2022 08:09 AM
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NACA, in partnership with PetHub, have collaborated on a survey to gather and analyze data about the tools, resources, and services offered to communities through animal welfare organizations and the practices used by pet parents, ACOs, and animal welfare agencies for lost pet recovery. Our hope is that ...

Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week! April 10th - 16th 2022

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 03-29-2022 09:17 AM
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Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week is the 2nd full week in April every year and is a weeklong celebration for those hard-working individuals in the field day in and out doing the amazing things they do to protect humans and animals! NACA would like to encourage everyone to take some extra ...

RE: Humane Agent Source & Salary

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 02-21-2022 07:59 AM
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Hi Lydia!! A great question to ask on here, looking forward to what others reply! There is a wage and compensation survey that was released recently by AAWA The Association - 2021 Compensation & Benefits Benchmarking Survey (theaawa.org) that may be helpful for you to see what others are doing in ...

Animal Control / Field Services Uniforms Survey Results

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 10-27-2021 04:26 PM
Found In Library: Animal Welfare Professionals
A question on Maddie’s® Pet Forum about Animal Control Officer uniforms prompted Maddie’s Fund to create a survey regarding what types of uniforms that officers wear and their satisfaction with different types. The survey was conducted in October of 2021 and collected 456 responses. Overall, 51.6% ...

RE: Uniforms

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 10-27-2021 04:26 PM
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Hi all!! I am sharing on behalf of NACA and Maddie's the survey results. Its about half and half responded so we still have some work to do in terms of digging into this topic a little more and finding out from both the community and the officers on what they need/want/would like and why. NACA has 456 ...

RE: HASS 101 Self-Paced FREE course is LIVE!

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 09-28-2021 08:06 AM
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Just finished this morning and it was GREAT!!! Great job :) ------------------------------ Jerrica Owen, CAWA Director of Partnerships and Programs National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) jowen@nacanet.org 619.551.9864 ------------------------------

ACO ALL ACCESS - Join NACA as we host our first ever livestreamed event! Oct. 18th 1pm PST/4pm EST

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 09-24-2021 04:24 PM
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Join NACA as we host our first live streamed, one hour presentation and discussion on the future of field services! Hosted by NACA, your presenters Amanda Arrington and Ashley Anderson-Mutch from HSUS Pets for Life will be leading the conversation, sharing experiences and as well as engaging the audience ...

RE: HASS 101 Self-Paced FREE course is LIVE!

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 09-24-2021 12:39 PM
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Thanks for sharing!! Really exciting and looking forward to taking this- enrolled! ------------------------------ Jerrica owen NACA ------------------------------

RE: HASS Toolkit Information - Field Services and Public Safety

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 09-13-2021 09:46 AM
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Hi Cathy!! I would be happy to help! I will email you offline! Thank you for reaching out for wanting to change the language and help the kitties! Jerrica ------------------------------ Jerrica owen NACA ------------------------------

HASS Toolkit Information - Field Services and Public Safety

Posted By Jerrica Owen CAWA 09-11-2021 09:17 AM
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Hi everyone, I am Jerrica Owen, the Director of Partnerships and Program with the National Animal Care and Control Association, I am also the lead for the Field Services Working group with HASS! Traditionally field services roles were primarily dedicated to impounding animals, tackling cruelty ...