Monday, November 26, 2018
Metro Technology Business Conference Center
1900 Springlake Dr, OKC
8:00 - 9:00 MetroTech Leadership training, Edwina Trout, PhD
9:00 - 9:50 The Link between Animal Cruelty and Other Forms of Violence, Kathleen Romero, Coordinator, Oklahoma Link Coalition
9:50 - 10:00 BREAK
10:00 - 10:30 LE Response to Domestic Cases, Amy Morgan, Director, Academy Hour
10:30 - 12:00 Oklahoma Animal Laws, Ruth Steinberger, Director, SpayFIRST
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:50 Investigating Animal Cruelty, Roger Nagl, Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy; Lyne Huffman, Supervisor, OKC Animal Welfare
2:50 - 3:00 BREAK
3:00 - 3:30 Equine Cruelty, Natalee Cross, Blaze's Tribute Horse Rescue
3:30 - 4:30 Veterinary Forensics, Lesa Staubus, DVM
4:30 - 5:00 Animal Behavior in the Field, Lyne Huffman, Supervisor, OKC Animal Welfare
Metro Technology Business Conference Center
1900 Springlake Dr, OKC
8:00 - 9:00 MetroTech Leadership training, Edwina Trout, PhD
9:00 - 9:50 The Link between Animal Cruelty and Other Forms of Violence, Kathleen Romero, Coordinator, Oklahoma Link Coalition
- Covering the link between animal abuse and domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and other collateral crimes
9:50 - 10:00 BREAK
10:00 - 10:30 LE Response to Domestic Cases, Amy Morgan, Director, Academy Hour
- Covering ways for law enforcement to understand the dynamics of DV and approach these cases differently
10:30 - 12:00 Oklahoma Animal Laws, Ruth Steinberger, Director, SpayFIRST
- Covering applicable OK statutes and how to enforce them, including “bond hearings”
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:50 Investigating Animal Cruelty, Roger Nagl, Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy; Lyne Huffman, Supervisor, OKC Animal Welfare
- Covering evidence gathering, documentation including photographing, how to prepare a case to take to prosecution
- Differences between investigating in rural areas versus urban areas
2:50 - 3:00 BREAK
3:00 - 3:30 Equine Cruelty, Natalee Cross, Blaze's Tribute Horse Rescue
- Covering specifics as to investigating cases of equine cruelty
3:30 - 4:30 Veterinary Forensics, Lesa Staubus, DVM
- Covering when a vet needs to be contacted for confirmation of physical exam findings or tests done to solidify a potential case
- An overview of what constitutes abuse or neglect in different types of animals
4:30 - 5:00 Animal Behavior in the Field, Lyne Huffman, Supervisor, OKC Animal Welfare
- Covering how to approach animals to reduce aggression, reading animal’s behavior to de-escalate crisis situations