Massachusetts ACO of the 12 months


The Animal Rescue League of Boston and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) are happy to announce that nominations are actually being accepted for the annual Massachusetts Animal Management Officer (ACO) of the 12 months award.

The award was established to honor an animal management officer whose efforts in his/her area people all year long reveal:

    • A devoted, humane perspective towards the therapy and well-being of all animals
    • Efficient enforcement of pet duty legal guidelines
    • A dedication to public consciousness and humane teaching programs
    • Cooperative working relationships with different businesses, equivalent to state and native authorities departments, different ACOs, and animal safety teams

All officers in Massachusetts are required to bear coaching by way of the Mass. Dept. of Agricultural Assets. As a way to obtain this award, an ACO should be present on the state’s mandated coaching necessities by way of the Mass Animal Fund.

Nominations must be submitted in writing and will come from authorities officers, different officers, animal safety organizations, or personal residents.

Submissions ought to clarify how the nominee has met the above standards and must be despatched to each:

Joseph King
Animal Rescue League of Boston
10 Anna’s Pl
Dedham, MA 02026
jking@arlboston.org

Kara Holmquist
MSPCA
350 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
kholmquist@mspca.org

Nominations should be acquired by September 22, 2023.



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