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Welcome to the Texas Academy of Animal Control Officers (TAACO) website. We hope your virtual tour will be simple and informative. TAACO prides itself in not only being the FIRST facility of its type, but also in providing the most PROFESSIONAL Animal Care & Control training in the entire State of Texas and quite possibly, the U.S.

TAACO is a proud member and training provider for the Texas Animal Control Association, The Texas Shelter Coalition, and the Professional Humane Law Enforcement Educators. TAACO supports and/or provides low cost rabies and spay neuter clinics at our facility.

Since June 2005, TAACO has been providing continuous professional animal care and control training over the entire State of Texas and now New Mexico. In 2008 TAACO became the first entity in the State of Texas to be approved to offer the DSHS Zoonosis Control “Basic” ACO course. Since 2009, TAACO has exclusively offered the Advanced and Administrative ACO certification courses. These courses are available to any currently working ACO or Animal Care Technician (ACT).

TAACO’s professional and experience staff has trained over 2500 ACOs and ACTs across the state in one or more of our professional courses. We now offer a great number of approved (DSHS-TACA) Continuing Education in-service courses for the currently working ACOs and ACTs. All TAACO C.E. courses are available remotely, upon request, and are usually hosted by an agency or organization. REMOTE CLASS FLYER

TAACO courses are far more in depth and advanced than anything that maybe offered by other providers. You may find “cheaper” training, but you will not find a better training any where. You will get just what you pay for. You will find TAACO courses contain more content and/or curriculum, for the training dollar. For example: the TAACO Certified Euthanasia Technician course is unique, as it contains a necropsy and rabies decap demonstration for all entry level students. No other CET course offers that in-depth training. All TAACO course are taught by approved, qualified, knowledgeable and experienced instructors. An in-depth section on pharmacology is also offered.

The TFA is TAACO's “flagship” course. The days of the “Ole Dog Catcher” are over and professionalizing the ACO field is our number one goal. The TFA was authored and developed by a veteran ACO/ACT and Peace Officer, Ethel and Alan Spence. Both have many years of practical experience and education. The TFA is the first and only complete ACO/ACT course of its type available. The TFA is structured as a combination Law Enforcement Academy and Animal Care Tech Vocational School. The TFA is the ultimate training course for anyone serious about and desiring to enter the ACO/ACT field as a career. The TFA is four weeks (160 hours) in length, and affords a prestigious diploma, two (required) state certifications and 14 certificates of completion, in all pertinent areas of the ACC field.

TFA Course Video ~ TFA Flyer ~ TFA Registration Packet

The TFA trains for four avenues to employment. TAACO has virtually a 100% pass rate and also an extremely high hire rate of its graduates. The potential employers are pleased to have the opportunity to hire a person with the quantity and quality of in depth training the TFA affords. The TFA course offers more training in 4 weeks, than the average ACO receives in 4 years. Upon graduation, TFA graduates are fully trained and ready to go to work, requiring minimal on the job training. TAACO has trained a number of students from numerous other states and Canada. TAACO ALSO ASSIST WITH JOB PLACEMENT.

The TFA course is approved by, and a part of the, Blinn College Workforce Education Program and you also earn credit through that institution.

TAACO is also an approved training provider for the US Veterans Administration, and the Texas Department of Rehabilitative Services (DARS). (Tuition assistance available for those who qualify)

The liability and responsibility are far too great, for today’s ACOs/ACTs. The better and more training one has, the safer and better the job performance. Veterinary Assistant (ACT) and animal shelter training is also a large part of the TFA course. (Printable Flyer) TAACO training is second to none and is the oldest and premier ACC training provider in the state of Texas. We may not always be the “cheapest” but we are of the highest quality.

In Memory of Officer Bobby Dean Evans

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