How Does an Animal Cruelty Investigator Spend a Workday?
The Animal Cruelty Investigator An animal-cruelty investigator may work as part of either the police department, the local ASPCA, or for themselves, lending their services out on a contractual basis. Depending on which of these situations the particular investigator is in, their duties throughout the workday may change dramatically. However, we’ll look at a typical day in the life of an animal-control officer for the police, since this is the type of cruelty investigator most often seen on TV shows such as Animal Planet’s “Animal Cops”, and it has the highest potential for a livable wage. Investigating Complaints The first order of business in an animal cruelty investigator’s workday will be to go through the cases pending for the day. These cases will have come in through complaints to the police department. In most situations, these complaints have been lodged by neighbors and/or housemates of the offenders. The investigator will follow up on these complaints by visiting the residenc
