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Explorer Academy

Recruitment for the 2012 academy is closed at this time. Please visit the website in January 2013 for more information about the recruitment for next year.

The Long Beach Animal Care Exploring Program is open to qualified young people in the Long Beach area who wish to serve the public and make the region safer for people and animals. The Unit is associated with the Long Beach Animal Care Services Bureau, and is registered with the Learning for Life organization. 

Explorers attending Long Beach Unified School District will be eligible to receive credit toward their service credit graduation requirement

PURPOSE:

  • To provide interested young people exposure to careers in public safety and the humane treatment of animals, with opportunities to grow personally and professional through a program of community service.
  • To provide young people with the necessary knowledge and skills of animal care and control services, as they pertain to serving the public as animal care professionals.
  • To provide a climate emphasizing leadership and responsibility.

APPROACH:

  • By training in the procedures of handling animal-related situations related to public health and safety which they will encounter throughout their lives.
  • By briefly exploring the many phases of the law enforcement, animal care, and public health service professions.

PROGRAM:

The program is planned and directed by Long Beach Animal Care Services staff. Hands-on learning experiences include domestic animal, reptile and horse handling, marine animal rescue, instruction on urban wildlife, veterinary medicine, cruelty investigations and more!

REQUIREMENTS: Applicants Must:

  • Be at least (15) and not yet (19) years of age by start of the academy.
  • Have a clean police record and good citizenship record.
  • Maintain at least a "C" grade average at school.
  • By physically fit with plenty of stamina and courage.
  • Be willing to devote necessary time to meetings emergencies.

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday evening of every month. Location of the meetings is at 7700 E. Spring Street, in Conference Room 3. There is a $10 one-time registration fee to participate in the Explorer Academy 

SPECIALIST EXPLORER POST #872, B.S.A. * Chartered 1975

CHARTER SPONSORS: 
    City of Long Beach Bureau of Animal Care Services (ACS) 
    City of Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) 
    Friends of Long Beach Animals (FOLBA)