Animal lovers who've considered becoming an animal control officer may have had their minds changed by a tweet-along staged yesterday by the Arvada Police Department's animal management department. Incidents in what appears to have been a normal day included a roadkill pickup, a corpse recovery, a neglected pet that couldn't be saved and more. Granted, it wasn't all tragedy, but the circle of life's last phase is on view plenty of times in the photo-filled tweet string below.

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And we're off. We are riding today with AMO Whittle, a 2-year veteran of our team. pic.twitter.com/5QBOZ4dXYo

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Received call of sick feline. Off to look for it now.

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Our kitty sends pretty old. AMO Whittle looks for a microchip. #tweetalong pic.twitter.com/lrHSW8ql21

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

He's a pretty skinny little guy. It's a pretty sad case of neglect. #tweetalong pic.twitter.com/OazHswcsOL

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

We're going to take him the office, then transport him to foothills animal shelter later. #tweetalong pic.twitter.com/z0nUXnNlOd

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

We have rec'd a call of a dead raccoon in a pond. We're going to go try to find the poor guy. #tweetalong

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Found him. Will spare you the picture. :(

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Continue for more tweets from the Arvada police animal management tweet-along, including additional photos and a video.

Have you visited the Arvada West dog park? #tweetalong pic.twitter.com/euXEJEGP4X

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Wow! This is why it is so important to spay and neuter your pets.#tweetalong pic.twitter.com/SKLW06AsdE

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

En route to a call of a raccoon in a window well. #tweetalong

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Looks like we have ourselves a teenager. We're going to move him to a safe location and set him free. #tweetalong pic.twitter.com/QvNLGIYmVY

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Got ourselves an injured squirrel in the middle of the road. We're en route. #tweetalong

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Sadly didn't make it. #tweetalong pic.twitter.com/6eKxWOnDoA

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Dog off leash spotted at Stenger Lutz. We'll give her a warning. #tweetalong pic.twitter.com/S9cyyRC5CK

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

We have a lost pit bull. Intact with one blue eye/one brown. Call Dispatch at 720.898.6900 is you recognize him. pic.twitter.com/QKhMppdDZK

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Love visiting this place! #tweetalong pic.twitter.com/ggaHeiQLHs

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Release of our little raccoon from this morning. Set free: http://t.co/HrDQpzGHXM #tweetalong

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Sad news from @FAShelter. Our little cat didn't make it. #tweetalong

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Out on a stray dog. Was picked up by family but concerns about health of dog because of weight. We're going to check him out. #tweetalong

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Not answering their door. We're going to try calling, then leave a note to call us back. #tweetalong

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

Back at HQ. Do the paperwork for calls of this morning and call it a day. Thank you for riding with us! #tweetalong

— Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) July 21, 2014

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