July 29, 2025

My Animal Control Officer Handbook

This Animal Control Officer Handbook has helpful information, insider tips, and dozens of forms you can use to make your job more efficient. Plus detailed information on starting a non-profit shelter, samples of organizational forms, and a business plan outline.

I have 15 years experience as Animal Control Officer and during that time I received formal training in court procedure, grant writing, rabies control, sensitivity, stress management, vicious dog attacks, euthanasia, and animal behavior.

Later in my career I presented a 4-hour training lecture and several 1-hour lectures on law enforcement procedures to animal control officers and shelter workers from several states.  I have also given talks on dog bite prevention and rabies control at local schools.