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A department of one: Until recently, Kimberly Roy wasn’t just an officer with Northport, Alabama’s animal control department—she was the department. In September 2006, Roy became the city’s first and only ACO.
She was destined to work with animals from a young age. Born in horse country—Louisville, Ky.—Roy says her first word was “horse.” Having worked as a horse trainer, pet sitter, and kennel attendant at Jefferson County Animal Control and Protection (now Metro Animal Services), Roy brought years of animal experience to her new position. She continues to learn through the National Animal Control Association’s training academy and hopes to become a cruelty investigator. And she now has some help on the job: This year, Northport hired another ACO.
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