Editing Animal control service (section)

=== Legal details in the United States of America ===
The most common requirements for this job is some prior experience handling animals on a farm, as a veterinary assistant or animal trainer.<ref>[http://www.animalcontrol.org.nz/Job_Opportunities.html "Entry Requirements"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123022011/http://www.animalcontrol.org.nz/Job_Opportunities.html |date=January 23, 2016 }}, animalcontrol.org.nz</ref> Training is primarily on the job but some jurisdictions (like Virginia, North Carolina and Texas) require formal and continuing education<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090117073850/http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+3.2-6556 VA Requirements], Code of Virginia</ref> available from community colleges and trade associations.

Some animal cruelty investigators are specially trained police officers.<ref>[http://www.criminaljusticeprograms.com/specialty/animal-cruelty-investigator/ "Requirements for Becoming an Animal Cruelty Investigator"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210075805/http://www.criminaljusticeprograms.com/specialty/animal-cruelty-investigator/ |date=December 10, 2015 }}, criminaljusticeprograms.com</ref> The New York [[American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] (ASPCA) formerly employed and [[Animal Care Centers of NYC]] (ACC) currently employs several Humane Law Enforcement Officers with some police powers (including the power of [[arrest]]) and the [[Oregon Humane Society]] employs Humane Special Agents in partnership with the [[Oregon Humane Society|Oregon State Police]] who are fully-sworn law enforcement officers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodwick |first=Kelsey O'Lea |date=2022-04-13 |title=Q&A: All About Humane Law Enforcement |url=https://www.oregonhumane.org/all-about-hle/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Oregon Humane Society |language=en-US}}</ref> Throughout the United States this arrangement is becoming more common.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) – FundingUniverse|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/american-society-for-the-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-aspca-history/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=www.fundinguniverse.com}}</ref>