2008 EVENTS & TRAINING SCHEDULE The Humane Society University offers a variety of training courses and events. The schedule of courses and events is available at www.humanesocietyu.org. Please email Traci Ojanguran at tojanuren@hsus.org or phone (301) 258-3004 for more information. Safe-Capture International  will be returning to Connecticut  and  Massachusetts with the 16 hour workshop "Chemical Immobilization of  Animals" at the following locations: Connecticut:  Bridgeport: Beardsley Zoological  Gardens: May 6-7,  2008 Massachusetts:  Boston: Franklin Park  Zoo: August  26-27,  2008 This  program will extensively cover immobilization techniques in species commonly  encountered by:  Law Enforcement, Animal and  Rabies Control, Humane and Animal Rescue Personnel including:  Feral Dogs, Feral Cats, Escaped Domestic Livestock, Urban Wildlife, and Exotic  Animals. --also  including "in shelter" techniques for less distressful animal handling &  pre-euthanasia applications, as well as techniques for rapid, safe, and quiet  incapacitation of guard dogs. Detailed presentation outlines, instructor  information, printable registration forms and electronic registration are  available on our website: www.safecapture.com   Brochures containing all workshop  details and registration materials are also available by telephone  (608-767-3071) or e-mail (safecaptur@aol.com) request. Our training  program is presented over a 2 day period.  It consists of 14 hours of  multimedia/ lecture/ PowerPoint/ video presentation, followed by 2 hours of  "Hands On" training where participants are divided into small groups and  are taught how to safely use blowguns, long range projectors, darts, human  protective safety equipment, and dart associated radio-tracking  devices. Topics  to be discussed will include: ·         Custom drug combinations and  formulations which minimize induction times--the time from dart impact  until the animal is immobilized.  (Dr. Amass has drug combinations and techniques that will safely and  rapidly limit the escape potential of most animals within 64 seconds to 3.5  minutes). ·         Proper injection sites to ensure rapid drug absorption and  effects ·         Capture strategies to minimize capture  stress on the animal, and procedural stress of the officer ·         Advantages and  disadvantages of the various commercially available darting  systems ·         Techniques for sighting in dart  projectors to ensure accurate, atraumatic dart delivery ·         Techniques and  modifications which are necessary to have field accuracy and consistent results  with currently manufactured darting systems and radiotracking  devices. ·         Species specific and scenario specific  drug and dosage recommendations ·         Dosage  calculation ·         How  to re-dose animals incompletely immobilized on  approach ·         Where to obtain  and how to use "superconcentrated"  drugs which give you a faster knockdown, and allow you to use smaller,  less traumatic darts ·         Post immobilization care of  animals ·         Medical Monitoring: Assessment  techniques to ensure the immobilized animal stays physiologically stable  throughout the procedure ·         Medical Emergencies associated with  capture and handling: How to prevent, recognize, and treat: capture myopathy,  shock, hyperthermia, hypothermia, seizures, and other complications which can be  avoided and managed in association with immobilization ·         Accidental human exposure to immobilizing  medications: Which drugs are dangerous to humans? What can you expect  with accidental human exposure? Standard  Operating Procedures to prevent human exposure to immobilizing  drugs.  How to coordinate with your  physician and local poison control to develop protocols should an accidental  exposure occur. Hands-On Lab will  include:     *   Safe Handling and Use of Immobilization  Darts: Assembly, loading, unloading, and cleaning of the various brands  available in the US.     *   Use of Safety Equipment for  Prevention of Accidental Exposure to Anesthetic Drugs     *   Safe Handling and Use of Short and Long  Range Projectors including: CO2, Air, Nitrogen, and 22 blank powered  projectors     *   Practice and Development of  Proficiency with Pole  Syringes     *   Practice and Development of  Proficiency with Blowgun  Delivery of Anesthetic Darts     *   Practice and Development of  Proficiency with Radio-Tracking  Darts. Our program has been presented since  1989, and is considered by US government agencies to be the standard in Chemical  Immobilization training.  We have provided training to well over 7,000 professionals in the US,  Europe, Asia, Africa, and Canada including the Animal Rescue League of Boston,  New York ASPCA, Virginia Animal Control Association, Rappahannock Regional  Criminal Justice Academy, Essex County College Police Academy, Greater Orlando  Aviation Authority, Beardsley Zoo, Audubon Park Zoo, Folsom City Zoo, Dallas  World Aquarium, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Merck and Co., Alaska Dept. of Fish  and Game, Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, Florida Fish and Wildlife  Conservation Commission, Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Wisconsin Dept. of  Natural Resources, New Jersey Fish and Wildlife, Virginia Dept. of Game and  Inland Fisheries, Texas Parks and Wildlife, New York Division of Fish, Wildlife  and Marine Resources, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, US Fish and Wildlife  Service-Alaska, USDA Wildlife Services, Beijing Biodiversity Center, and a  multitude of others. We provide evaluation questionnaires to course  participants asking for ratings of Excellent, Good, Satisfactory or  Disappointing.  Over 90% of participants have rated  our program excellent!  The University of Wisconsin-Stevens  Point College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, and Oregon State  University have granted our program 1 academic credit. We do not sell  equipment, nor do we have contracts with equipment manufacturers.  We provide only education in Chemical  Immobilization and field assistance, and our recommendations for drugs and  equipment stem from practical field use.  Our instructors are  Veterinarians specializing in remote anesthesia.  They are internationally recognized experts, who are friendly,  experienced, easy to talk to, welcome questions, and have the answers you  need.  This is the most complete, up to date training  program available on Chemical Immobilization, presented in an easy to understand  manner, applicable to all experience levels. This is a  completely revised and updated program. The all new 100+ page manual: "Chemical  Immobilization of Animals: Technical Field Notes 2008" will be distributed at  this workshop! Certificates are awarded to those  satisfactorily completing the program. Cost for this workshop is $575 for  early registration and $625 for general registration. Those who have attended  our workshop previously may attend again as a refresher for $350. For more information  contact: Safe-Capture International, Inc., PO  Box 206, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin 53572 Tel: 608-767-3071, FAX: 608-767-3072,  E-Mail: safecaptur@aol.com Web: _www.safecapture.com_ (http://www.safecapture.com)  Ocean County Police Academy is pleased to announce the following program ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATORS COURSE  URGENT NOTICE -- TIME SENSITIVE Please insure that all individuals including health officers, animal control officers and law enforcement personnel in your jurisdiction who are responsible for animal control or the investigation of animal cruelty cases receive a copy of this notice. ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATORS COURSE The Ocean County Police Academy is offering the Animal Cruelty Investigators Course approved by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services and the New Jersey Police Training Commission. This course meets the requirements of N.J.A.C. 8:23A-2.6. Successful completion of this course is required in order to be appointed as an Animal Cruelty Investigator by a New Jersey Municipality. Enrollment is open to any person 18 years of age or older and we anticipate being able to accommodate all applicants. The seven day course will be held at the Ocean County Police Academy located at 659 Ocean Ave, Lakewood, New Jersey.  This course will be conducted from September 25 to October 3, 2008. Classes will be held from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm each day. Tuition for this seven day program is $679 which includes all materials. Tuition payments, purchase orders or vouchers are to be made payable to Career Development Institute and mailed directly to PO Box 5024, Kendall Park, NJ 08824. For further information or registration form please contact Career Development Institute at 1-800-244 6921 or at www.cditraining.org.   August 25 - 29 NACA Training Academies - Level 3 Training Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The National Animal Control Association Level III program will consist of four different Certification Workshops done in a week-long format. This format will enable an officer to attend the entire week to obtain the four certifications or attend individual workshops as may be needed by the individual officer. The workshops included are: Euthanasia Training: Oleoresin Capsicum Aerosol (Pepper Spray)Training: Chemical Immobilization: Tactical Baton (Bite Stick) Training: (Batons will be provided for use during the training). The Level 3 Program Tuition for this program is $575.00 for the full week of training (this represents a savings of $220.00 over taking the individual workshops at the normal tuition rate). Tuition for individual workshops is as follows: Euthanasia, $255.00; Chemical Capture, $255.00; Bite Stick, $180.00; OC Spray, $105.00. Each workshop will require the successful completion of a written examination and a practical familiarization (hands-on use) for certification. Participants will be awarded certificates of completion by the National Animal Control Association. Contact NACA Training Academy November 2 - 8 National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week Sponsor: The Humane Society of the United States During National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, the first full week of every November, The HSUS promotes and celebrates animal shelters across the country through media and public outreach. Contact 202-452-1100 for more information or go to National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week     Download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader © 2002-2008 NJCACOA. All Rights Reserved.