Hey, I really want to be an animal cop. That is my dream for my life. I have read some of the topics here and people are saying that this job doesnt pay a lot. How much does it pay an hour?

How much an animal control officer is paid probably varies in $ amount. It all depends on what type of set-up your community has. Some shelters around where I live have one or two people in animal control. Their job is to keep the animals for five days then euthanize them.

The SPCA where I volunteer, keeps animals up for adoption as long as their health and temperment remain good. Right now there are at least two dogs that have been there since November of last year. There are at least eight that have been there since January 2007.

Our ACO's don't make a big bunch of money since the shelter is non-profit, depending on donations.

If you are really interested, go volunteer at the local shelters. Inquire on what are their requirements to be an ACO.

Thanks for the information. I live in a neighbor hood where there is rarly ever any animals getting abused. I plan on moving somewhere where this is more of that. So an animal cop rescues abused animals right? Is there anything else they do? I will be volenteering at a vet clinic next summer. What classes should you take to become one?

To be honest, no one can tell you what classes you need to take. It is all dependent on what the community sets as its standards. Some shelters have one or two employees who don't do much more than collect, feed, euthanize. Other communities have higher standards and the ACO's has more authority.

Do your research in the community where you live. Contact your local shelter and ask them what are their requirements for an ACO. That should give enough information to get started.

Thanks again

Sum of them dnt get payed they jus do it cuz they lke it and thats wut i wana do and i wouldnt cared if i got payed or not!!!!!

If one really wants info. about this job in your community, maybe a call or visit to your city's/town's Personnel Office, and ask for a Position Description. The job may have a different title in your area. For general info. about the necessary training or education, duties, working conditions, job trends, and salaries, usually based on info. from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, visit a library, and ask for a resource like the Occupational Outlook Handbook, or something similar.