TACA's 51st Annual Training Conference

This is the only conference in the state where every class, event, and award is specifically chosen due to the benefit it provides to animal care, control, and welfare personnel.  Our focus is not volunteers, veterinarians, or rescue groups - it is the professionals who do this job day in and day out.  If you want the best training that will provide you with tools to better perform your daily duties, this is the conference you need to attend!  More information about speakers and classes can be found here on our website. The conference is approved for 15 continuing education hours. We look forward to seeing everyone in Abilene on November 9-12!

Attendees must have a current Membership in order to register for the conference.  Membership is free for 2025, so if the registrant has or had a TACA membership, sign in using the email address that is specific to their TACA account and update Membership, if necessary.  If your Membership has lapsed or if you are a new Member, update/obtain a Membership here.  Do not obtain a Membership under a supervisor's email or using a group email (i.e. animalservices@city.gov) and instead use an individual email address that the registrant has access to.  The credit card used to pay for the registration does not have to be in the registrant's name so supervisors can pay for the conference using their purchasing cards.  Please email Al Garces or call him at (832) 629-5535 if you have any questions or problems with registration.  If payment is to be made by mailing a check, please note TACA's new mailing address:

TACA
2521 Georgia Ave
Deer Park, TX  77536

If you are interested in being a sponsor or exhibitor at the conference, please click here for more information.

The Conference will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown Convention Center in Abilene.  The hotel is officially sold out but a secondary hotel has been secured nearby.  Please click here to make your reservations. at the Hilton Garden Inn Abilene.  Room rates start at just $165 per night but there are a limited number of rooms available so don't wait to make your reservations!

I look forward to seeing you all in Abilene!

Jamey Cantrell
TACA President

If a participant wants to provide feedback on this course and/or its sponsor, the participant can mail comments to the Texas Department of State Health Services, Training Course Coordinator, Zoonosis Control, MC 1956, P.O. Box 149347, Austin, Texas, 78714-9347 or email them to The.Vet@dshs.state.tx.us.