My latest podcast discusses the real worth behind wildlife control certifications.

My latest podcast discusses the real worth behind wildlife control certifications.
My latest show of Living the Wild Life podcast for vertebrate pest specialists was a response to a request from a listener. Enjoy
Stephen M. Vantassel, CWCP, ACE, is the owner of Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC. He helps people restore their balance with nature through publishing, training, consulting, and the internet. He has published numerous articles in trade and academic publications available at {Stephen’s Academia.edu Page} along with several books {WCC Store}). Listen to his podcast “Living the Wild Life” at {Pest Geek Podcast}. Click the links for past {shows} and {interviews}. Please subscribe to {Stephen’s YouTube Channel} He is a sought after speaker and trainer. If you would like to have Stephen speak at your event or use his consultation services, send an e-mail to [email protected] Copyright All postings are the property of Stephen M. Vantassel and Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC. Text (not images) may be reprinted in non-profit publications provided that the author and website URL is included. If images wish to be used, explicit and written permission must be obtained from Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC.Stephen M. Vantassel’s vodcast, “Living the Wild Life” exhorts wildlife control operators and pest control operators to plan for retirement while they are young. Listen to the podcast at the link below.
This blog entry is about how wildlife control operators WCOs should be lobbying government.
Lobbying government? Yes, I am arguing that WCOs should be spending at least a portion of their time lobbying state representatives and agency personnel. The fact is
animal rights protest industry activists are constantly lobbying government officials to ban this method or restrict that tool. Year after year, they are writing letters, attending wildlife board meetings and lobbying state officials in an attempt to “protect animals”. In the meantime, WCOs are out doing their work ignoring the effects of animal activists working behind the scenes trying to get their agenda made into policy and/or law. It seems to me that WCOs only act when something has entered committee or when signatures are being collected for a ballot campaign. While I certainly commend that needed effort, it is short sighted.
WCOs need to stop playing defense. We need to get into the politics game and begin flexing our political muscle if for nothing more than to make the animal rights protest industry waste effort fighting us. Animal activists have been fighting for decades because they know it takes time to make policy changes. WCOs need to stop thinking short term and think long term. What do you want your industry to look like in 40 years? Can you plan that far ahead? The antis do.
What actions should WCOs take when lobbying government?
NWCOPRO is routing and customer service software created by Charles Parker of Parker Wildlife Control of New Orleans, Louisiana. Stephen M. Vantassel, host of Living the Wild Life, Pest Geek Podcast interviews Charles Parker. Mr. Parker discusses control of nutria, Muscovy ducks and his software, NWCOPRO. To listen to the podcast, click the link below.