DeLand, FL - After spending his entire career protecting animals from cruelty and abuse, Volusia County Animal Services (VCAS) Director Adam Leath will take his expertise to a national level after he was recently selected to serve as a director of an animal welfare board.
According to VCAS, Leath was one of five new directors elected by the National Animal Care & Control Association's (NACA) membership to the organizations board.
“Animal services is an extremely rewarding field, and I’ve always endeavoured to further the profession through training, networking and advocacy,” said Leath. “I’m so honored to have been elected to the NACA board because it will give me the opportunity to continue helping to raise the standards of our profession on a national level. The pets and their owners in our community and around the country deserve the very best service that we can provide.”
NACA's all-volunteer board helps guide the organziation's activities, which includes professional training and certification for animal care workers. One of the key objectives of the organization is to promote responsible animal ownership.
Leath—who has a graduate certificate in veterinary forensic science, a bachelor’s degree in animal science and numerous certifications for both animal cruelty and disaster response—has served as director of VCAS for two years.
Before landing in Volusia, Leath served as operations manager and chief of animal control in Lee County. He additionally served as regional director of the ASPCA's investigations division for the field investigation and response team. Leath is also a courtesy assistant professor at the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine and an immediate past president of the international veterinary forensic sciences association.
Leath's term will run until 2023.
