Animal Control Spring Training

April 15-16, 2025 in Castle Rock, CO

April 16, State Test for Animal Control Officers

Animal Welfare Association of Colorado 
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

AWAC 2025 Spring Training
AWAC 2025 Spring Training

Location

Douglas County Fairgrounds and Events Center
500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock, CO 80104

 

 

Register

 

Details Price Qty
April 15th Only - Membershow details + $110.00 (USD)   Expired
April 16th Only - Membershow details + $90.00 (USD)   Expired
Both Days - Membershow details + $180.00 (USD)   Expired
April 15th Only - Non-Membershow details + $130.00 (USD)   Expired
April 16th Only - Non-Membershow details + $110.00 (USD)   Expired
Both Days - Non-Membershow details + $230.00 (USD)   Expired
Certification Testshow details + $45.00 (USD)   Expired