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2023
​ COURSE CALENDAR 


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COURSES DO NOT INCLUDE HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS. 
We are happy to make recommendations. 

Some courses include a lunch meal, some do not. 
​This will be indicated on your enrollment form. 

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HORSE HANDLING AND SAFE CAPTURE

** THIS IS A HANDS-ON COURSE **

JULY 13, 2023

8 Hours
​LOCATION:
1550 North Union Street
Middletown, PA  17057


Includes Basic Equine Psychology, Safety, Haltering/Safely Securing Captured Horses, Leading, Creating Space, Avoiding Emergencies/Injuries

Trailer Loading Safety

Live Demo and Practical Exercise
(Students will load and unload several different horses,
at their own comfort level)


MAXIMUM OF 6 PER CLASS
Registration Fee:  $200.00
ENROLLMENT FORM
Does not include hotel or lunch

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS and BOARD MEMBERS COURSE

SEPTEMBER 13-14, 2023
16 Hours

​LOCATION:
40 Northeast Drive
Hershey, PA  17033


TOPICS
 
-        Enforcement Authority of your HSPO/ACO
What Can They REALLY Do?  And NOT Do?
-        Evidence Rooms and Chain of Custody and Control
-        Confidentiality of Records and Evidence
-        The Value of MOU’s 
-        Board Member Do’s and Don’ts in Animal Cruelty Investigations
-        Background Investigations of HSPO/ACO candidates and pertinent staff

“Vetting” Your Resources/Fosters Assisting Your Organization with
Housing Animal Evidence


Course Fee:  $375.00/person
Open to All Executive Board Directors and Supervisors of Humane Law Enforcement 
Lunch included in registration fee.
ENROLLMENT FORM

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ADVANCED CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
FOR HUMANE SOCIETY POLICE OFFICERS


OCTOBER 10-13, 2023
LOCATION: 
40 Northeast Drive
Hershey, PA 17044


SAVE THE DATE! 
DETAILS AND ENROLLMENT INFORMATION COMING SOON


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MAGISTRATE PROCEEDINGS AND MOCK TRIALS

OCTOBER 24-26, 2023
LOCATION: 
40 Northeast Drive
Hershey, PA  17033


TOPICS
 -        Summary vs Preliminary Hearing
 -        The Magisterial District Courts
 -        Elements of Violations (strict liability vs mens rea)
 -        Completing the Non-Traffic Citation step-by-step
 -        Rules of Criminal Procedure
 -        Testifying and admitting evidence in a summary trials vs Preliminary Hearings,
and more
 -        Scenarios and Mock Trials


REGISTRATION FEE: $375.00
Enrollment Form
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BASIC ANIMAL INCIDENT
INVESTIGATION

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NOVEMBER 6-9, 2023

LOCATION:
40 Northeast Drive
Hershey, PA  17033


OPEN TO SWORN HUMANE SOCIETY POLICE OFFICERS. 
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS AND PA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HEALTH INSPECTORS ARE WELCOME 


- Enforcement Authority of laws and regulations
- Overview of the Criminal Justice System, traits of an effective Investigator, key legal terms, and the elements of an offense.
- Working collaboratively in their field, as well as prohibited conduct.
- The role of the ACO, HSPO, police, Dog Wardens, animal rescue/welfare/shelter staff and related responding agencies to animal incidents.
- Pennsylvania Cruelty to Animals Laws/PA Dog Law/Domestic Animal Law
​(pertinent sections)
- Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Rules of Evidence
- Search and Seizure
- Citation procedures
-Criminal Complaints and Affidavits
- Report writing
- The role of the DA, Criminal Defense Attorney and Judge.
- Common scenarios will be presented in a way that generates
active classroom discussion and participation
REGISTRATION FEE:  $475.00
Enrollment Form

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DANGEROUS DOGS AND STRAY ANIMALS
DISPATCHING ANIMALS


NOVEMBER 15, 2023
LOCATION:
40 Northeast Drive
Hershey, PA  17033 


TOPICS
- When the Call Comes in – Who is Responsible for Responding? 
-  Navigating the Relevant statutes that permit (or do not permit)
the dispatching of animals
- Resource Management – Sort it out without the scrambling 
- Scared vs Aggressive – De-Escalating and Not Escalating 
- Whose Clock Are We On, Anyway?  

- Shoot/Don’t Shoot Scenarios – Exploring the Options 
- The Animal Destruction Law and the AVMA Guidelines on Humane Euthanasia 

- Tools, Tips, and Tricks of the Trade

OPEN TO ALL POLICE OFFICERS, HSPO's, ACO's, DOG WARDENS, AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Registration Fee:  $125.00
Enrollment Form
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FARM ANIMAL EMERGENCY REPONSE
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM


FALL 2023
LOCATION:  
TBD
(Due to a high and immediate demand for private training for
large agencies this Spring, this course has been moved to Fall 2023)


This is an advanced training program designed to elevate the humane, proper and bio-secure response to farm and animal emergencies, and to identify the organizations who are capable of appropriately housing farm animals as a result of cruelty seizures and emergencies. 

This is the first step in a PAACC Standard of Excellence program for farm animal emergencies. 

*Thank you to PennAg Industries and the Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence for a generous grant to help offset the cost of this intensive course *

SPECIAL REGISTATION FEE:  Just $250.00 (full week, includes all course materials,
exam and animal handling costs)

Hotel accommodations and meals are not included.


Details and Enrollment Information Coming Soon!
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FALL 2023 CONTINUING EDUCATION
FOR HUMANE SOCIETY POLICE OFFICERS


TBD
LOCATION:  TBD - Western PA
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Hotel and meals are not included in registration fee.
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