BCSO Partners With Coastal Humane Society of Maine
By Wayne Ivey, Brevard County Sheriff // March 17, 2015
Partnership Facilitated 29 Dogs Being Transported To Maine Where They Will Be Available For Adoption
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Our Animal Services Unit furthered a newly created partnership recently to provide dogs from our Animal Care Centers to the Coastal Humane Society from the state of Maine.
The initial partnership facilitated 29 dogs being transported from our North and South Facilities to Brunswick, Maine where they will be available for adoption to new forever homes.
The partnership was originally initiated by a volunteer who made contact with Coastal Humane Society and then worked with our Rescue Coordinator, Deputy Ed Becht.
The trip was funded by the ASPCA who also provided two of their employees to come pick up the dogs and stay with them throughout their trip to Maine.
We are very excited about this newly developed partnership and are looking forward to many more similar efforts.
I would like to thank our volunteers for everything they do for our agency and to make this partnership a reality.
I would also like to thank Deputy Becht for his continued dedication as our Rescue Coordinator.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.
Prior to being elected in 2012, Sheriff Ivey served the citizens of the State of Florida as a Resident Agent in Charge for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. As a member of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sheriff Ivey developed and created the country’s first ever statewide Task Force on Identity Theft.
That same year the Task Force was named one of the top five most innovative programs in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and investigated approximately 44 million dollars in fraud cases. Additionally, as a member of FDLE, Sheriff Ivey created the Child Abduction Response Team (C.A.R.T) that re-defined the way Child Abduction cases are conducted throughout the country today.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.
The program was later selected as the most innovative program in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is now used as a nationwide model in the response and investigation of child abductions.
Sheriff Ivey has testified before the United States Congress on law enforcement related matters and has extensive experience in the area of Public Integrity Investigations. Sheriff Ivey was honored as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Special Agent of the Year (1996) and was also recognized by the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for his Outstanding Contributions to Criminal Justice. In August of 2011 Sheriff Ivey was honored by the National Organization of Victims Advocacy for his work at the national level as an advocate of victim’s rights and protection.
Sheriff Ivey speaks regularly on topics such as Identity Theft, Crime in America, Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Self Defense through Mental Preparedness. Sheriff Ivey firmly believes that Crime Prevention and Education are vital to reduce our crime rate and protect our community.
