Program Type:
Informational TalkAge Group:
Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on December 9, 2025 @ 12:00am.
Program Description
Event Details
This class covers topics you need to know in a canine emergency. Attendees will learn practical techniques to react in an emergency to stabilize, treat, and quickly seek the advice and care of a veterinarian. The class will include techniques on choking, unconsciousness, strangulation, bloating, wounds, fractures, and cardiac arrest.
Presenter Kim Riester is a former Special Prosecutor for the District Attorney of Allegheny County. As a prosecutor Riester appeared in court for the Humane Society and routinely accompanied humane police officers and other law enforcement agencies in the field. He is a member of the American Humane Association, Red Star Rescue Team, ASPCA, and Allegheny County Animal Rescue Team. He is a former advanced dog handler volunteer assistant vet tech for the Humane Society.
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