Is there is a difference between an Animal Control Officer and a Animal Cruelty Investigator?

Question

Please don't say, "The Words" or, "The Spelling" that's just dumb. Are they the same thing? Or is there a difference? Can someone please help? Thank you! (Sorry if I sounded rude saying that its dumb if someone says they are different because the spelling =/)

Answer 1

Yes there is a difference. I am an animal control officer. An "ACO" enforces the Bylaws of a city or town pertaining to licensing, running at large, vicious, barking complaints, fines, education of owner responsibilities within a Municipality. An Animal Cruelty Investigator is, exactly that. They go out and investigate complaints of cruelty to animals. This covers a number of things such as no food, water, or shelter. The owner hits the animal, the dog is starving, chained up, has some sort of disease or illness. Is kept in filthy conditions. Is in pain, isolated, mistreated, constantly pregnant females, no vet care, no vaccinations, and fighting. The investigator is responsible to collect any and all evidence that something terrible has been done to this animal and that it suffered. The go to court, and testify on behalf of these mistreated dogs and seek justice that if had been done to a human we would all be outraged. Not all cruelty cases go to court and sometimes a little education is all most owners need to make sure there pet is cared for properly. I do a combination of both.

Answer 2

animal control officers actually pick up the animals from a place that isn't safe for them and an animal cruelty investigator goes to check out the situation and makes the decision whether the animal needs to be removed. at least that is my understanding.

Answer 3

Some cities, towns and counties have animal control officers...many wear a badge and have some level of "enforcement" capabilities. Investigators, from what I've seen, are usually linked to the humane society. Across country it seems to be related to the level of power each municipality has given to the uniform.

Answer 4

properly spectacular now in DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA they have officers that do the two: animal administration and animal cruelty investigator, as a techniques via fact the education, it is going to be close to to a police academy variety education via fact they have arrest powers given with the aid of the STATE and if no longer wrong they are cops.many times, the degree would be regulation ENFORCEMENT and in accordance to my regulation enforcement days it may pay maybe $30-40 thousand to start, no longer counting o/t. those are apprx. figures,so i do no longer understand the place you reside, yet u ought to furnish MIAMI DADE COUNTY a call, just to get an thought of what's up with that. desire it helped you some

Answer 5

Yes, an animal control officer can arrest you or ticket you, an animal cruelty investigator just investigates complaints of animal cruelty.

Answer 6

animal control is more for strays, dangerous or wild animals. animal cruelty is more irresponsible breeding, abuse, neglect, or fighting