Animal Control Officer Training: Basic Knowledge Q&A, Exams of Animal Biology

A series of questions and answers related to basic animal control officer training. It covers topics such as zoonotic diseases, animal handling, legal aspects, rabies prevention, and animal shelter management. The questions are designed to test knowledge and understanding of key concepts in animal control, making it a useful study guide for individuals preparing for certification or seeking to enhance their expertise in the field. It also includes information on animal diseases, legal procedures, and safety protocols.

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Basic |\ Aco |\ training |\ study |\ guide |\ questions |\
with |\ answers
Name |\two |\zoonotic |\diseases |\that |\can |\be |\transmitted |\by |\
the |\bite |\of |\a |\tick. |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Lyme |\Disease |\
and |\Powassan |\disease
Define |\hybrid |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔The |\offspring |\of |\
two |\different |\species |\of |\animals.
How |\many |\coat |\colors |\does |\a |\bicolor |\dog |\or |\cat |\have? |\- |\
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Two
When |\lifting |\an |\animal, |\bend |\your |\back |\and |\keep |\your |\
knees |\straight. |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔False
Animal |\diseases, |\such |\as |\rabies, |\that |\can |\be |\spread |\to |\
people |\are |\called |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Zoonotic
An |\Adult |\female |\cat |\is |\called |\a |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\
✔✔Queen
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Basic|\Aco|\training|\study|\guide|\questions|\

with|\answers

Name |\two |\zoonotic |\diseases |\that |\can |\be |\transmitted |\by |
the |\bite |\of |\a |\tick. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Lyme |\Disease |
and |\Powassan |\disease Define |\hybrid |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔The |\offspring |\of |
two |\different |\species |\of |\animals. How |\many |\coat |\colors |\does |\a |\bicolor |\dog |\or |\cat |\have? |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Two When |\lifting |\an |\animal, |\bend |\your |\back |\and |\keep |\your |
knees |\straight. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔False Animal |\diseases, |\such |\as |\rabies, |\that |\can |\be |\spread |\to |
people |\are |\called |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Zoonotic An |\Adult |\female |\cat |\is |\called |\a |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔Queen

Rodents |\are |\considered |\low-risk |\animals |\for |\rabies |
transmission. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔True Citations |\and |\warnings |\are |\considered |\to |\be |\legal |
documents. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔True A |\report |\prepared |\on |\an |\animal |\bite |\to |\a |\person |\would |\be |
a |\type |\of |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Incident |\report List |\five |\wildlife |\reservoir |\species |\considered |\HIGH |\RISK |
for |\rabies |\transmission. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Skunk, |
Fox, |\Bat, |\Coyote, |\Racoon Local |\Ordinances |\may |\be |\less |\stringent |\than |\state |\laws |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔False Under |\TXHSC |\828, |\Dog |\and |\Cat |\sterilization, |\what |\are |\the |
exemptions? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\A |\animal |\being |
reclaimed |\by |\its |\owner

  1. |\A |\releasing |\agency |\located |\in |\a |\country |\with |\stricter |
    regulation.
  2. |\A |\institution |\of |\higher |\learning |\obtaining |\for |\research.

Territory |\is |\the |\name |\of |\the |\largest |\area |\in |\which |\an |
animal |\will |\roam |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔False What |\are |\the |\four |\requirements |\the |\owner |\of |\a |\dog |
declared |\dangerous |\must |\meet? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔1. |\Register |\the |\dog |\dangerous

  1. |\Restraint
  2. |\Financial |\insurance
  3. |\Comply Rabies |\quarantine |\facilities |\must |\post |\a |\written |\standard |
    operating |\procedure |(SOP) |\for |\that |\facility |- |\CORRECT |
    ANSWERS |\✔✔True List |\at |\least |\ 5 |\exemptions |\to |\TXHSC |\822, |\Subchapter |\E, |
    Dangerous |\Wild |\Animals. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |
    Country, |\municipality |\or |\agency |\acting |\in |\official |\capacity.
  4. |\Research |\facility |\licensed |\by |\secretary |\of |\AG
  5. |\injured, |\infirm, |\orphaned |\or |\abandoned |\during |\a |
    transport.
  6. |\DWA |\owned |\by |\Circus
  7. |\in |\college |\mascot

Seizure |\of |\an |\animal |\by |\an |\animal |\control |\officer |\or |\peace |\officer |\is |\called |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Impoundment Antiseptics |\should |\be |\used |\to |\clean |\objects |\such |\as |\floors |
and |\cages |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔False The |\rabies |\virus |\is |\shed |\tin |\the |___________ |\of |\an |\infected |
animal. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Salivary |\glands Name |\at |\least |\ 5 |\animals |\listed |\in |\TXHSC |\Chapter |\822, |
subchapter |\E, |\Dangerous |\Wild |\Animals. |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\Lion

  1. |\Tiger
  2. |\Cougar
  3. |\Leopard
  4. |\Cheetah Name |\at |\least |\ 3 |\ways |\to |\prevent |\the |\sprea |\of |\disease |\in |\a |
    kennel |\or |\animal |\shelter. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |
    Separate |\new |\animals
  5. |\Minimize |\animals |\in |\same |\cage
  6. |\Keep |\kennels |\clean
  1. |\neat |\appearance List |\two |\behaviors |\or |\characteristics |\of |\an |\aggressive |\dog. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\Bear |\teeth
  2. |\Growling Animals |\whichare |\normally |\active |\at |\night, |\such |\as |
    skunks, |\raccoons, |\and |\bats, |\are |\referred |\to |\as |- |\CORRECT |
    ANSWERS |\✔✔Nocturnal A |\free |\roming |\high-risk |\animal |\that |\has |\bitten |\a |\person |
    must |\be |\tested |\for |\rabies. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔True Toxoplasmosis, |\which |\is |\sometimes |\found |\in |\cat |\feces, |
    can |\cause |\birth |\defects |\if |\women |\are |\infected |\during |\their |\pregnancy. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔True What |\is |\the |\quarantine |\period |\for |\a |\pig |\that |\has |\bitten |\a |
    person |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔ 30 |\days In |\dealing |\with |\citizens, |\what |\are |\two |\main |\goals |\you |
    should |\strive |\to |\achieve? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |
    Accomplish |\the |\object |\of |\visit |\
  3. |\Leave |\the |\citizen |\with |\a |\good |\impression |\of |\animal |
    control.

The |\Estray |\Act |\pertains |\to: |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Stray |\livestock Name |\a |\recommended |\refrigerant |\to |\use |\when |\shipping |\a |\head |\for |\rabies |\testing. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔reusable |\gel |\packs What |\is |\the |\only |\method |\of |\euthanasia |\that |\may |\be |
administered |\to |\dogs |\and |\cats |\in |\the |\custody |\of |\a |\shelter |
in |\Texas?> |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Denatured |\Sodium |
Pentobarbital A |\veterinarian |\must |\inspect |\animal |\shelters |\in |\countries |
with |\a |\population |\less |\than |\75,000 |\once |\a |\year |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔False Name |\a |\common |\sign |\of |\roundworms |\in |\puppies |\and |
kittens |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Potbelly The |\action |\that |\is |\taken |\to |\end |\an |\animal's |\impoundment |
( |\the |\final |\outcome) |\is |\called |\the |_______ |\of |\the |\animals. |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Disposition

You |\must |\include |\a |____ |\submission |\form |\when |\you |\submit |\an |\animal's |\head |\or |\brain |\to |\the |\Texas |\Department |\of |
State |\Health |\Services |\Laboratory |\for |\rabies |\testing. |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔G- If |\a |\dog |\causes |\serious |\bodily |\injury |\to |\a |\person |\while |
being |\used |\for |\law |\enforcement, |\a |\court |\may |\not |\order |
the |\dog |\to |\be |\destroyed |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔True When |\visiting |\a |\citizen |\in |\person, |\be |\sure |\to |\keep |____ |
feet |\between |\you |\and |\the |\other |\person |\to |\avoid |\entering |
his/her |\personal |\space |\and |\creating |\greater |\tension. |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔ 6 Animal |\control |\officer |\rabies |\vaccination |\records |\are |\what |
type |\of |\record? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Personal Under |\TXHSC |\828, |\Dog |\and |\Cat |\Sterilization, |\what |\five |
parts |\must |\the |\sterilization |\agreement |\contain? |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\Date |\of |\Agreement

  1. |\Owner |\info
  2. |\Animal |\description
  3. |\Date |\sterilization |\must |\be |\completed |\by |( |\ 30 |\days |)
  4. |\Clear |\statement |\that |\sterilization |\is |\required |\under |
    Chapter |\ 828 |( |\violation |\is |\a |\class |\c |)

List |\seven |\basic |\types |\of |\dog |\ears |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔1. |\bat

  1. |\cropped
  2. |\button
  3. |\prick
  4. |\semi |\prick
  5. |\drop
  6. |\rose Each |\public |\or |\private |\animal |\pound |\shelter, |\or |\humane |
    organization |\may |\set |\its |\own |\standards |\for |\potential |
    adopters |\if |\those |\standards |\are |\applied |\in |\a |\fair |\and |\equal |\manner. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔True What |\is |\a |\ferel |\animal? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔a |\animal |
    that |\has |\returned |\to |\its |\previously |\wild |\state Define |\Zoonoses |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔a |\disease |\that |
    can |\be |\transmitted |\to |\animals |\to |\humans. to |\own |\a |\dangerous |\wild |\animal |\in |\Texas, |\a |\person |\must |
    register |\it |\with |\the |\local |\animal |\registration |\agency |- |
    CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔True

Under |\TXHSC |\Chapter |\828, |\name |\two |\forms |\of |
identification |\that |\can |\be |\used |\for |\an |\animal |\that |\has |
been |\sterilized |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\Tattoo

  1. |\Microchip The |"Exemption |\Section" |\of |\Chapter |\481, |\Texas |\Controlled |\Substances |\Act, |\allows |\possession |\of_______________ |\for |
    Destroying |\injured, |\sick, |\homeless, |\or |\unwanted |\animals |
    by |\personnel |\of |\a |\human |\society |\or |\animal |\control |\agency |\registered |\with |\the |\Federal |\Drug |\Enforcement |
    Administration. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Denatured |
    Sodium |\Pentobarbital If |\a |\domestic |\animal |\NOT |\currently |\vaccinated |\against |
    rabies |\bites |\a |\human, |\it |\should |\be |\vaccinated |
    immediately |\before |\being |\placed |\into |\quarantine. |- |
    CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔False By |\what |\age |\will |\a |\dog |\have |\all |\its |\permanent |\teeth? |- |
    CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔6-7 |\Months In |\reference |\to |\TXHSC |\Chapter |\822, |\Regulation |\of |
    Animals, |\a |\dog |\may |\be |\defined |\as |\a |\DANGEROUS |\DOG |\if |\it |\attacks |\a |\person |\within |\the |\enclosed |\area |\in |\which |\it |\is |
    kept |, |\and |\which |\is |\reasonably |\certain |\to |\prevent |\the |\dog |
    from |\leaving |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔False

A |\quarantine |\confinement |\chamber |\must |\be |\enclosed |\on |
all |\sides |\except |\the |\top |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔False An |\animal |\that |\is |\primarily |\active |\during |\dusk |\and |\dawn |\is |\known |\as |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Crepuscular If |\an |\animal |\is |\bleeding |\excessively, |\use |\a |\torniquet |\to |
stop |\the |\bleeding. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔False? Name |\at |\least |\two |\government |\agencies |\whose |\functions |
are |\related |\to |\animal |\control |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |
Texas |\Parks |\and |\wildlife

  1. |\Texas |\animal |\health |\commissions Exemptions |\to |\TXHSC |\823, |\Animal |\shelters, |\includes |- |
    CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\a |\county |\having |\pop |\of |\75,000 |
    or |\less
  2. |\A |\vet |\clinic
  3. |\A |\livestock |\commission |\facility Describe |\the |\two |\Most |\common |\clinical |\sighns |\of |\rabies |\in |\both |\domestic |\and |\wild |\animals |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
    ✔✔1. |\unexplained |\paralyses

and |\tested |\for |\rabies |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔ 10 |\days |\or |
240 |\hours An |\animal |\control |\officer |\should |\receive |\rabies |\pre |
exposure |\vac |\due |\to |\the |\high |\risk |\of |\exposure |\during |\their |\regular |\job |\duties |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔true Use |\of |\commercially |\compresssed |\carbon |\monoxide |\is |
legal |\when |\EU |\dogs |\and |\cats |\in |\texas |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔False The |\locla |\rabies |\control |\authority |\must |\be |\licensed |
veterinarian |\or |\heath |\proffessionals |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔false It |\is |\not |\legal |\to |\sell |\rabies |\vac |\to |\the |\general |\public |\by |
local |\stores |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔True When |\listing |\a |\dog |\breed |\list |\the |\dominant |\breed |\first |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔true List |\six |\basic |\types |\of |\dog |\tails |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔1. |\docked

  1. |\gay
  2. |\tightly |\curled
  1. |\straight
  2. |\plumed
  3. |\screw An |\animal |\cotrol |\officer |\can |\carry |\a |\bite |\stick |\without |
    receving |\proper |\training |\on |\its |\use |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
    ✔✔False The |\first |\rabies |\vac |\was |\developed |\by |- |\CORRECT |
    ANSWERS |\✔✔Louis |\Pasteur |\in |\ 1855 Name |\the |\four |\venomous |\snakes |\in |\Texas |- |\CORRECT |
    ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\Rattle
  4. |\Copper
  5. |\coral
  6. |\cotton Emergancy |\first |\aid |\to |\prevent |\rabies |\in |\humans |\includes |
    the |\following |\three |\steps |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\let |
    the |\wound |\bleed
  7. |\wash |\and |\scrub |\iodine |\if |\possible
  8. |\seek |\medical |\attetion

List |\three |\of |\the |\reasons |\for |\intetionally |\abusing |\an |
animal |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔1. |\ignorance

  1. |\boredom
  2. |\need |\for |\power As |\an |\animal |\cotrol |\officer |\you |\are |\responsibler |\for |\the |
    health |\care |\and |\safety |\of |\all |\animals |\in |\your |\care |- |
    CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔trues The |____ |____ |____ |____ |\is |\a |\large |\scale |\rabies |\control |
    program |\for |\wildlife |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Oral |\rabies |
    Vaccine |\Program