Humane Law Academy

Each year San Diego Humane Society, in cooperation with the California Animal Welfare Association and the California Veterinary Medical Association, provides a Basic Animal Law Enforcement Academy.

Humane Law Enforcement Academy 2024

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The Humane Law Enforcement Academy is intended to provide training in California Animal laws and animal care. This course can satisfy the requirements mandated by section 14502 of the California Corporations Code for appointment and reappointment as a Humane Officer (the final decision as to whether a course satisfies the training requirements rests with the superior court charged with confirming appointment or reappointment).

The academy will be hosted in person. All 80 hours of instruction must be completed in order to receive a completion certificate.

Instruction includes:

For Additional Information
For more information about San Diego Humane Society's Humane Academy, contact Christine Schulz at 619-299-7012, ext. 2621 or [email protected].

For more information regarding the requirements for becoming a Humane Officer, please visit calanimals.org.