This week of appreciation is designed to give recognition to the hard-working men and women of Animal Care and Control who risk their lives and devote huge amounts of personal time and resources, while they serve the public like other public safety and law enforcement agencies empowered with the same duties.
This is the week that these hard working and dedicated Animal Care and Control employees should be honored by having the whole community say, “Thank You”, for helping when no one else could, or would even know how to.
Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week is a great time of year for Animal Care and Control agencies to connect with the community through local media outlets. Use this time of heightened awareness to inform the community of the services provided by Animal Care and Control, and to educate as many people as possible of the immense effort expended daily by their Animal Control Officers.
Animal control officers are on the frontlines of animal abuse. They are the ones who investigate when they receive phone calls from the public about possible animal abuse. Without them, animals would remain in abusive situations.
Celebrate this week by thanking your local animal control officers for their dedication and hard work in a field that can be thankless at times. You can send flowers, balloons, or a nice signed card to the Animal Care and Control Department one day during the week to show their support for the work Animal Care and Control does in the community. You can also donate to the organization for whom they work.
I do appreciate some of my animal control officers. Not all are good though. Some shouldn’t even be in the field. Some are downright no good.