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Guest Name
Ray Connors Retired Chief State of Connecticut Animal Control Unit
Ray Connors Retired Chief State of Connecticut Animal Control Unit
Guest Occupation
Retired Chief State of Connecticut Animal Control Unit and New England Federation of Humane Societies
Guest Biography

Ray Connors served in a 34 Year Career with the CT Dept of Agriculture, State Animal Control Unit and was Chief from 2010 to 2018. He’s the Former President of the New England Federation of Humane Societies and Former President of CT Municipal Animal Control Association.

Ray served on the Governor’s Homeland Security &Emergency Management Advisory Committee and was a recipient of the Governor’s Service Award.

Ray’s a Former Board Member of National Alliance of State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs. Ray was a Certified Instructor with the Connecticut Police Academy 1988-2018.



Ray is also Co-founder and Instructor of the Connecticut Animal Control Officers Academy,

and a Former Member of Connecticut Hoarding Response Working Group.