Pets

Dogs In Cars: It Only Takes 10 Minutes!

• Mechelle Crites
• Apr 30, 2012

Every year as the temperature rises, so do the calls for dogs in cars. Read how I used myself as a test subject in how quickly the temperature rises inside of a car.

Pets

Crazy Pigeon Lady and The Hawk

• Mechelle Crites
• Apr 3, 2012

Dealing with wild things–both animals and people.

Pets

Animal Control Officers SWAMPED: What It's Like to Be One

• Mechelle Crites
• Apr 2, 2012

Animal control officers have been inundated with weather-related calls.

Pitbulls...This ACO's Perspective

• Mechelle Crites
• Mar 3, 2012

Pit bulls get a lot of press. Some good but mostly bad. Are they really the evil dogs that they are perceived to be? This ACO thinks not.

A Little Thing Called A Microchip

• Mechelle Crites
• Feb 24, 2012

What is a microchip and why should your pet have one?

Pets

Why I Am An Animal Control Officer and Why I Do This Job

• Mechelle Crites
• Feb 17, 2012

Just how does someone end up as an animal control officer–and why?

Pets

In Animal Control, Things Aren't Always What They Seem

• Mechelle Crites
• Feb 22, 2012

Dogs always get the blame when it comes to cat-and-dog confrontations. What if the tables are turned?