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Macomb County Animal Control will be hosting the University of Missouri's National Animal Cruelty Investigations School May 2-6, 2016. This is for the Professional Investigator level and is the first time that Michigan is hosting a national training.
Instrumental in organizing the training is Macomb County's Director / Chief Animal Control Officer Jeff Randazzo, recent recipient of MPFA's Innovation and Best Practices Award.
According to Randazzo, " Many animal control departments struggle to take part in the amazing training that is offered around the country due to the financial constraints associated with out of state travel so this is a great opportunity to send your officers locally to learn the cutting-edge techniques in the animal control industry."
The training will be held at Emergency Services Training Center, 21901 Durham Rd., Clinton Township, MI.
See details including curriculum, continuing ed credits, and registration information here.
For additional questions, please call 800-825-6505 or 573-882-6021 .
Tax-payers: Have you completed your 2015 Michigan income tax return yet? If not, be sure to include a donation to the Animal Welfare Fund by using Form 4642 available here.
The Michigan Companion Animal Welfare Fund was established as a tax check-off to support animal shelters statewide. Registered shelters may apply for grants from the fund. Eligible projects include spay/neuter programs, registration fees and speakers for anti-cruelty training conferences, and programs that provide for the care and protection of animals pursuant to state animal anticruelty laws.
MDARD announced recipients of grants from last year's contributions here.
Michigan Pet Fund Alliance welcomes Michigan Pit Bull Education Project and Great Lakes Boxer Rescue as new Certified Rescue organizations.
Michigan Pit Bull Education Project is " dedicated to helping families keep their family members by educating landlords, apartments, and insurance companies. We support and promote spay and neutering programs, educating the youth about dog-fighting, fight breed specific legislation, help lower the amount of pit bulls that enter the shelters by helping families locate homes that allow pit bulls, help communities end the practice of 24/7 chaining."
Visit their website here or Facebook page here .
See information on becoming a Michigan Certified Rescue organization here.