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National Animal Control Association (NACA) offers help to the City of Memphis
Media Contact: Keith Robinson 901-438-7518
For Immediate Release: November 10, 2009
The National Animal Control Association (NACA) the United States most widely recognized and respected world leader in the field of animal protection and care, has reached out to The City of Memphis to offer support and assistance in creating a humane and effective animal shelter and animal control program. This offer of help comes after the City of Memphis Animal Shelter was raided by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office on August 18, 2009 and numerous animals were found sick or dying.
“Animal Shelters are supposed to be a refuge for abandoned, abused and lost animals. To have these animals suffer at the hands of those responsible for caring for them is incomprehensible,” states NACA Board of Director Keith Robinson. “NACA has a long history of setting the standards for professionalism through training, networking, advocacy, and humane law enforcement. We want to offer our assistance to the City of Memphis to help ensure the animals of Shelby County are provided the best care possible.”
Keith Robinson currently sits on the City of Memphis Mayors Task Force for solving the problems and issues at the City of Memphis Animal Shelter. Robinson has worked extensively in the government animal control field in Tennessee. He has worked as the Assistant Director of Animal Services for the City of Nashville, Director of Animal Services for the City of Collierville and the Assistant Manager of Rabies Control for Shelby County. Robinson is a current NACA Board member.
The National Animal Control Association offers a National Training Academy for animal control officers, police officers, sheriff’s deputies and federal agents across the United States. Each year NACA offers both a Level I and Level II Academy in Tennessee. These academies provide attendees with a comprehensive and thorough training in the animal care and protection field.
The National Animal Control Association (NACA) was formed in 1978 for the express purpose of assisting its members to perform their duties in a professional manner. NACA believes its most important contribution towards solving our domestic animal problems is to make available to Animal Control agencies and personnel a comprehensive training program.