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Humane Dog Encounters: Enhancing Officer Safety and Community Trust
SESSION INFO
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session Type: Workshop
Dogs are likely to be present during many calls for service. With a focus on officer safety, this seminar will review how agencies can prepare to avoid unnecessarily shooting a family pet.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Shalimar Oliver
Animal Crimes Manager, Humane World for Animals
Shalimar Oliver is the Animal Crimes Manager for Humane World for Animals, where she oversees egregious cruelty cases including puppy mill investigations, large-scale neglect and animal fighting. Shalimar was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, where she worked at the Sydney RSPCA and an Australian wildlife park. Shalimar spent much of her career as an enforcement officer in San Diego where she responded to manmade and natural disasters, served as the field training officer, and a trainer with the local academy. Shalimar is a member of the Association of Professional Humane Educators and a trainer for the Law Enforcement Training Center, through which she teaches enforcement professionals from across the country about animal crimes.
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