The importance, significance and characteristics of animal management
Dennis Fetko
Because animals have become such an integral part of modern society, competent, effective animal management is a critical aspect of contemporary culture. From companionship to personal and property protection to guide and physical service to psychological and emotional therapy to medical and learning research to food production to search and rescue to military and law enforcement, animals are a major, vital component of modern life. That formidable power is at work whether or not animals are properly managed. When they are, their awesome power is channelled for mutual human and animal benefit. When they are not, their great power runs amuck, potentially resulting in great harm. But society has proven that, responsibly or irresponsibly, animals will be with us. And that is where animal control officers (ACOs) come in - or, at least, are expected to come in.
About the author
Dennis Fetko has worked in a broad range of Animal Management related professional roles. Of particular significance for this conference is his experience in AMO training, dispute resolution, animal behaviour, animal training and legal processes in Animal Management. But there is more to Animal Management than all that. At a time when Animal Management in Australia is moving further and further into assuming its new, corporate style of community service delivery, a whole range of new skills are on the agenda. These include business management, team leadership, stress management, communication skilling and so on. It is an environment that provides great scope for the training ability that Dennis has developed and shared over the 30 years past.
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