Professional Animal Cruelty Investigator: Livestock Investigations

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Professional Animal Cruelty Investigator:

Livestock Investigations

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Course Description

This 40-hour course explores investigations of animal cruelty involving livestock animals.  The animals addressed in this course include: cows, pigs, sheep, goats, ostriches, rheas, emus, ducks, geese, and chickens.This program involves classroom lecture, scenario-based learning, and other hands-on learning applications.  Students attending this course will also be certified in AACIS’ Investigative Body Condition Scoring system for livestock animals.  This course is designed for law enforcement, animal control, cruelty investigators, veterinary professionals, and prosecutors.

 

Course Topics

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