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Certified Euthanasia Task Force

  • Members - See who are members, when they were appointed and when their term ends.
  • Responsibilities and Duties - Animal control officers, animal shelters, and local law enforcement officers often need to restrain or euthanize injured, sick, homeless, or unwanted pets and other animals.
  • Certified Euthanasia Agencies - A Certified Euthanasia Agency (CEA) is a law enforcement agency, an animal control agency, or a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
  • Certified Euthanasia Technicians - Certified Euthanasia Technicians (CETs) play a vital role in the humane termination of the life of an animal.
  • Euthanasia and Restraint Procedures - Acquisition of drugs and approved methods of euthanasia.
  • Euthanasia and Restraint Training - Proper animal handling to ease trauma and stress, and description and basic mechanism of action of approved drugs.
  • Disciplinary Procedures - Failure to carry out duties, abuse of chemical substances, and euthanizing without proper supervision can lead to disciplinary actions.
Upcoming Meetings

Monday, June 17, 2013 (Board Mtg)
Monday, October 7, 2013 (Board Mtg)
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 (CETF Mtg)