Animal Cruelty Education Committee Mission: 

To advance the veterinary profession and improve society through the awareness and education of animal cruelty.

Animal Cruelty Education (ACE) Committee:

Chair Dr. Jean Maixner

Dr. Susan Mailheau

Dr. Kellee Roberti

Dr. Lori Siverling

Dr. Wailani Sung

"Animal Cruelty: How Do You Know?" Part 1

Sunday, April 17, 2011, 10am - 3pm.  Light lunch will be provided.

Four hours CE (approved)        There is no fee to attend this event.

North Seattle Community College, Rm ED2843A

Speakers: 

Randall Lockwood, PhD

Sergeant Nancy Spadoni

Bonnie Yoffe-Sharpe, DVM

Biographies:

Dr. Lockwood:

Randall Lockwood has degrees in psychology and biology from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and a doctorate in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis. In 2005 he joined the staff of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals where he is currently Senior Vice President for Forensic Sciences and Anti-Cruelty Projects. He has testified in dozens of trials involving cruelty to animals or the treatment of animals in the context of other crimes, including dogfighting, child abuse, domestic violence and homicide. His efforts to increase public and professional awareness of the connection between animal abuse and other forms of violence were profiled in an award-winning 1999 documentary entitled ”The Cruelty Connection”.  In 2008 he received a Public Service Award from the United State’s Attorneys Office for his assistance in the Michael Vick dogfighting case.

He serves on the Board of Directors of the International Veterinary Forensic Sciences Association and is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and a fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners.   He is co-author of Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence and  Forensic Investigation of Animal Cruelty: A Guide for Veterinary and Law Enforcement Professionals, and author of Prosecuting Animal Cruelty Cases: Opportunities for Early Response to Crime and Interpersonal Violence.

Sgt. Spadoni:

Nancy L. Spadoni has been a fully commissioned peace officer with the King County Sheriff’s Office for over 23 years. She spent eight years as a patrol Deputy where she worked her way up to Master Police Officer and trained many new Deputies in the field.  After patrol she was assigned as a Detective to the Special Assault Unit where she spent five years investigating over 650 cases of child physical and sexual abuse as well as adult sexual abuse and domestic violence. She became a state instructor on the topic of sexual abuse investigation and taught various classes to commissioned officers throughout the state. In addition to these investigative duties Deputy Spadoni was one of the first sketch artists for the King County Sheriff’s Office.
In December of 2000 Deputy Spadoni was assigned to the Advanced Training Unit where she and other members of the unit developed curriculum to train departmental policy and procedure and provided in-service training to Deputies to include: Vehicle Operations and Pursuit Driving, Defensive Tactics, Taser, Active Shooter and Patrol Tactics, and Use of Force as well as sitting on Department Shooting Review  Boards.  Deputy Spadoni identified Animal Cruelty as a Law Enforcement problem and realized that there was no training given to the commissioned officers of the state at the academy or during inservice training. Deputy Spadoni sought out various agencies, both public and private to determine who, if anyone was handling these crimes, oftentimes felony crimes tied to domestic violence and other issues.
In 2007 through 2008, she researched, developed, and trained Animal Cruelty investigations to 500 commissioned Deputies of the King County Sheriff’s Office. Additionally, she developed and trained report writing curriculum for 26 King County Animal Control Officers.  In 2008 Sheriff Rahr appointed Deputy Spadoni to the Inter-branch workgroup for Animal Services where she worked with a group to author options for a new Strategic and Operational Plan for the King County Council to improve Animal Services in King County.  In June of 2008, Nancy Spadoni was promoted to the rank of Sergeant where she was assigned as a Patrol Supervisor at East Precinct-South. She supervises up to fifteen Deputies on a daily basis and continues to teach and respond to Animal Cruelty investigations.  

Dr. Yoffe-Sharpe:

Dr. Yoffe-Sharp serves as City Veterinarian for the City of Palo Alto. Prior to that she served the Peninsula Humane Society (PHS) as Medical Chief of Staff. Bonnie co-authored, with Dr. Lynn Loar, an article in the March 15, 2009 Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association on the veterinarian’s responsibility to recognize and report animal abuse. She has written a chapter in the book Recognizing and Reporting Animal Abuse: A Veterinarian’s Guide as well as in the text Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff. She’s presented at national conferences sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States, the American Humane Association, the Wild West Veterinary Conference, ACVIM, and the American Animal Hospital Association, and delivered guest lectures at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She is currently president of the board of Directors of the Center for Animal Protection and Education (CAPE), serves on the board of PHS, and is past president of the board of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ASV).

Flier:

AnimalCruelty:HowDoYouKnow? flier(pdf)

(A special thanks to Caren McMillan for her graphic artistry)

SKCVMA ACE Committee would like to thank our sponsors: