FOX31 rides along with Denver Animal Protection
DENVER (KDVR) — FOX31 got a rare opportunity to ride along with a Denver Animal Protection officer on this National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week.
Denver Animal Protection received about 60,000 calls for service last year. Officers responded on scene to 1,500 more calls so far this year compared to the same time frame last year.
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Animal Protection Officer Traci Schillinger has been in the animal welfare industry for more than two decades.
“My favorite part of working with Denver, the variety of the calls, I’d say,” Schillinger said. “I get to do humane education as well, so I get to go out to the schools and teach the kids about bite prevention and hopefully prevent future neglect and cruelty cases.”
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Schillinger took FOX31 along for a bite investigation, a dog welfare check and a call for a dog locked in a car — all within two hours.
“My other coworkers are also on calls for dogs locked in vehicles too, so that makes three this morning,” she said. “The number one thing that I would like people to know is that they should always have water for their animals, because it helps their thermoregulation. So on hot days, it helps them keep themselves cool. On cold days, it helps them keep themselves warm.”
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