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Thu, Apr 29th, 2021 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM ET
Thu, Apr 29th, 2021 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
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Thu, Apr 29th, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM PT
When should you charge? Is it Simple or Gross Neglect? When does it rise to Cruelty? Do you know? Are you letting them slide when you should be charging them? This presentation will examine how to make the call. We will have interactive slides and interactive participation with a discussion about the answers. We will explore strategies to gain compliance and the cut-off point to charge and move through the criminal justice process.
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The National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) was formed in 1978 for the express purpose of assisting its members to perform their duties in a professional manner. We believe only carefully selected and properly trained animal control personnel can correct community problems resulting from irresponsible animal ownership. NACA’s purpose is to preserve the Human/Animal Bond by insisting on responsible animal ownership.
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Presenters:
Michelle Welch is a Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Virginia Attorney General’s Office. She is the Director of the Animal Law Unit at the Attorney General’s Office. She is charged with taking all animal law questions in Virginia. She is called on by agencies all over the Commonwealth to act as a special prosecutor in animal cruelty and animal fighting cases. Ms. Welch has also been appointed a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia to aid in animal fighting prosecutions.
Ms. Welch frequently gives advice to law enforcement authorities and prosecutors all over Virginia, the nation and internationally. She trains prosecutors, animal control and law enforcement officers on the state of Virginia animal law and testified before a U.S. Congressional Caucus examining the enforcement of animal laws and the cooperation between state and federal partners. She is a speaker at many conferences including Virginia Animal Control Association and the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys’ National Animal Cruelty Conference.
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