Jewel Schexander may not be an animal control officer, but that doesn't stop her from helping rescue them. She traveled from Taos, N.M., for a week-long animal control training session here, part of a ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky bill that would require additional training for animal control officers to protect children is moving forward in the legislature. House Bill 194 passed out of committee on ...

The shooting of a well-loved neighborhood cat by Millcreek Township's animal control officer in July prompted a community uproar. It also prompted the officer's resignation and a "massive overhaul" of ...

TWIN FALLS • Mail carriers get more training on how to handle a dog encounter than the average law enforcement officer in Idaho does. Idaho’s police academy teaches only the basics, said Rory Olsen, ...

A city union head warned La Crosse Common Council members Wednesday he will file grievances if police cadets are forced into "hands-on" animal control training Friday. During a public hearing Tuesday ...