2026 course • completed
TOACA Academy
80-hour CLEET-accredited academy for animal control officers
Dates
August 3–14, 2026
Each day
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location
Newcastle Storm Shelter
851 N. Carr Drive, Newcastle, OK 73065
Tuition
$800.00 check or PO
$825.36 credit card
01 — The course
About this course
The TOACA Academy is an 80-hour, CLEET-accredited course (catalog 24-1284) that prepares officers for the full range of animal control work. Two weeks of instruction move from constitutional law, report writing and courtroom demeanor through capture and restraint, cruelty investigations, officer safety, disease recognition, emergency care and disaster response. Topics are taught by working professionals, and the seventeen-unit outline is the same one published on the original academy page.
02 — Curriculum
What the course covers
- Introduction to animal control: ethics, laws and legal issues / understanding the Constitution
- Report writing / courtroom demeanor / field notes
- Animal behavior, capture and restraint
- Snake handling and identification
- Rabies recognition and zoonosis
- Defensive tactics and officer safety / OC spray certification
- Bloodborne pathogens and personal protective equipment
- Bloodsports / hoarding
- Cruelty investigations
- Public speaking
- Shelter management / animal first aid and animal CPR
- Tranquilization and immobilization techniques / range certification
- Stress management for ACO / LEO
- Disaster planning and animal response
- Mental illness / drug identification
- Body scoring and animal nutrition
- Equine cruelty
Topics are listed exactly as published for this course. Where an instructor is named, that session is taught by them.
03 — Details
Notes for attendees
- 80-hour CLEET-accredited course, catalog number 24-1284.
- Class meets 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., August 3–14, 2026.
- $800.00 by check or purchase order; $825.36 by credit card, which includes the convenience fee.
- Registration is due by the first day of class.
- Lodging: Comfort Inn and Suites, 2337 N. Main, Newcastle, OK 73065, 405-546-5492.
04 — Venue and lodging
Where to be, where to stay
Other training
- Spring Seminar — May 7–8, 2026 · 2026 course • completed
- Fall Seminar — October 22–23, 2026 · 2026 course • completed
- Shelter Seminar — November 19–20, 2026 · Full — registration closed
Source: toaca.net/academy
Inside TOACA training.
A closer look at classroom learning, practical skills, and training milestones.
