Course Outline
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This program has been developed for animal management officers, pick-up officers/rangers, local laws officers or any local government officer whose role involves interactions with animals, in particular dogs and cats. Out workshop is designed to give an understanding of and recognition of illness or distress in dogs and cats. We also discuss how to avoid contracting transferable diseases from these animals.
This workshop covers how to safely move and transport injured animals and how to recognise illness or distress during transport. We discuss a variety of options that will assist in safely delivering a sick or injured animal to a vet surgery.
Learning Outcomes
- How to move and transport animals safely
- How to recognise illness or distress
- Zoonosis - how to avoid contracting tranferable illnesses from sick animals
Short Course details
| Short Course Topics | |
|---|---|
| Fundamentals of small animal care | |
| Recognise and respond to what is normal or not in small animals | |
| Working safely with animals | |
| Zoonosis - how to avoid contracting transferable illnesses from sick animals | |
| What to do and what not to do when working with injured animals | |
| How to move and transport injured animals. | |
| Delivery | |
| Our senior specialist instructor for this course has over 25 years’ experience in the animal industry, nine of which in local government as a council Education Officer. She is also an Authorised Officer in Microchipping throughout Australia. Our 4-hour workshop will provide participants with an interactive session including group discussions, case study reviews and Question and Answer sessions. Customisation is available for this course and in-house courses are recommended as both a cost-effective and proven preferred delivery methodology. | |
| Duration & location | |
| Our standard structure for this workshop is 2 hours. This workshop is best delivered in-house at council in any metropolitan or regional area of Queensland. Customisation is available based on individual council requirements. | |
| Fees & Inclusions | |
| Please contact Peak Services for course fees or a proposal for onsite/inhouse training. | |
Upcoming Dates:
6 June 2025
Virtual Classroom (Inhouse available)
14 November 2025
Virtual Classroom (Inhouse available)