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ACO 1 or ACO 2 Course Scholarships
NACA (National Animal Care and Control Association) has been awarded a grant from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) to help fund a scholarship program through which NACA will award scholarships for ACO 1 or ACO 2 courses,...
June 9th 2022 – NACA Meeting
Thursday, June 09, 2022 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT Membership is invited to join the monthly NACA Board Meeting Every 2nd Thursday public meeting Log into your member portal for the zoom link on the calendar.
NACA Appointment-based Intake Question and Answer
Q: Why did NACA write and share this statement?
A: We know that many pets who enter shelters could have been helped in other ways – through pet support services, proactive return-to-home programs, TNR/SNR, etc. Reducing shelter intake by helping solve pet-related problems is good for communities and is the most responsible use of taxpayer funding. In addition, if more pets can be served in their homes and neighborhoods, the animal shelter can provide better care and outcomes for the pets who truly do need to enter the shelter. The result of appointment-based intake should be better service to pets and people in your community. This statement was created to support public shelters in implementing these practices and inform policymakers about the benefits.
Humane Highlight – Chris Meyer
Chris Meyer Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Animal Care & Control Division Chris is an enforcement Officer for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Animal Care & Control Division. He has been in this position for two years. During this period, he...
Fallen Animal Control Officer Memorial
National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) and Code 3 Associates are proud to announce the re-unveiling of the Fallen Animal Control Officer Memorial. NACA built the memorial to honor Animal Control Officers that were killed in the line of duty. Since...
April 2022 NACA Humane Highlight!
Sam Torres St. Clair County Animal Control This month NACA is proud to feature member Sam Torres! Sam started volunteering at St. Clair County Animal Control when she first moved to Michigan. She immediately fell in love with the animals, though she is a dog person...
NACA CEU Process Update!
NACA is so excited to share with you that we have updated and streamlined the process for NACA certification holders to upload and track required CEUs. MEMBERS We have enabled a CEU tracking feature available in the member portal dashboard - simply log in, upload, and...
Are You Prepared For Ukrainian Pets In Your Jurisdiction?
As the chaos and unrest in Ukraine continues, we anticipate more families with pets will flee to safety here in the United States. Just yesterday, we learned a European airline flight landed in a major US city with a Ukrainian refugee and their dog. Airline personnel...
March Humane Highlight
Lorien Clemens PetHub, Inc Lorien Clemens is the co-founder and CEO at PetHub, Inc. She joined PetHub in June of 2011 as the start-up was in its beginning stages. She has guided PetHub to its wins of multiple pet industry awards, including two Dog Fancy Magazine...
Animal Care Expo 2022 Registration Discount
Animal Care Expo 2022! NACA Members get a $25 registration discount which you can use when registering for the in-person full conference. Simply login to your NACA membership area to retrieve the code! This year’s conference offers 11 tracks, over 80 professional...
NACA extends a heartfelt and special thank you to the sponsors of the 2024 State Association Summit. Their generous support was instrumental in making this event a reality, and without it, the summit would not have been possible.