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...
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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...
February Humane Highlight
Jenn Rauzan Peoria Police Department Animal Control I served as a Communications Specialist (911 operator/police dispatcher) for the Peoria (AZ) Police Department for ten (10) years before becoming the department’s Police Community Services Supervisor in 2018. As a...
Corey Price – NACA’s January Humane Highlight
Name: Corey Price Agency: Irving Animal Services Corey Price is the Animal Services Manager for the City of Irving, Texas. She has been serving people and animals in Irving since 2014 and she says it’s the most rewarding and impactful job she has ever had. Prior to...
!! NACA Alert !! Across the U.S., Animal Services Agencies Face Unprecedented Hardships
!! NACA Alert !!Across the U.S., Animal Services Agencies Face Unprecedented Hardships Download PDF We know you feel it, we feel it too! All across the U.S., animal services agencies are facing unprecedented hardships like short staffing, full shelters, and high...
NACA Guideline on Appointment-Based Pet Intake into Shelters
ACA Guideline on Appointment-Based Pet Intake into Shelters The outdated practice of unscheduled intake leads to a number of negative impacts (See Appendix A). Some of the consequences of on-demand, immediate intake include animals being unnecessarily impounded;...
Congratulations to the NACA 2021 Award Recipients!
The National Animal Care & Control Association has been presenting national awards since 1988 at the annual training conference. The men and women who dedicate their lives to preserving the human/animal bond by insisting upon responsible pet ownership deserve to...
2021 NACA Board of Director’s Election Results
NACA would like to welcome Tre’ Law, Alexis Pugh, Michele Shiber, Daniel Achuff, and Mike Wheeler as the newly elected members of the Board of Directors. Thank you to those who ran and those who voted in this years election. View the current Board of Directors