Animal Control Spring Training

Join us April 15-16, 2025, at the
Douglas County Fairgrounds and Events Center
500 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock, CO 80104 

   Registration is closed.

Schedule for 2025
Tuesday, April 15
7:30 a.m. – Registration/check-in
8 a.m. – Welcome/Introductions
8-10 a.m.  – Homeless Camps/Officer Safety and Animal Resources – Officer Adrian Mendez, Castle Rock Police Department and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Heart Team 
10:15-noon – Pigs (hands-on) Capture/Welfare –  Ralph Hinton
noon-1 p.m. – Lunch
1-2:30 p.m. – Goats and Alpacas – Kathy Whitman, CSU Extension Veterinarian,  Jordyn Whisler
2:45-4:30 – Parrots and Other Birds – The Gabriel Foundation, Julie Murad and Jessica Boone

Wednesday, April 16
7:30 a.m. – Registration/check-in
8 a.m. – Welcome/introductions
8-9:30 a.m. – Cost of Care and Case Studies – Humane Colorado Animal Protection, Bobbi Priestly, Leeann Pendland, Dr. Kim Gardner-Graff, Cambria McDevitt, Sira Faris, Kirk Peterson
9:45 a.m.-noon – Equine Husbandry, Care, and Handling – Humane Colorado  Animal Protection/Harmony Equine Center Margaret Blaha and Dr. Kim Gardner-Graff, Kayte Wolf
noon-1 p.m. – Lunch
1-3 p.m. – Sanctuary Wolves & Colorado Reintroduction Project, impact on agriculture community – Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center
3:15 p.m. – ACO Certification Test