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of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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    ​​Humane Society Police Officers

    Becoming a Humane Society Police Officer in Pennsylvania is not just a job, but a career with animals. The Pennsylvania Academy for Animal Care and Control (PAACC) is the current training provider and is the only organization through which Humane Society Police Officers will receive official credit for HSPO training.

    Training taken through other entities purporting to offer “Training for Humane Society Police Officers (HSPOs)” will not be eligible to receive official credit. 

    Find Humane Society Police Officers throughout Pennsylvania using the HSPO Registry.