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Department updates: new Division of Animal Welfare director, staffing changes and outreach events
Summary
The Colorado Department of Agriculture announced a new division director for the Division of Animal Welfare, key staff transitions, expanded outreach and upcoming events including the state fair and trade missions. Staff also highlighted wolf-conflict grant funding and rural mental-health outreach.
At the Aug. 21 Colorado Ag Commission meeting department leaders outlined program, staffing and outreach developments across the agency.
Kate announced the new Division of Animal Welfare and said Joe Stafford will begin as division director the following Monday; staff described Stafford’s background (over 23 years in animal-welfare roles including service with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region and recent work at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa) and said advisory groups (the Bureau of Animal Protection and the PACFA advisory committee) would operate under the new…
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