MENANDS, N.Y. -- Dozens of law enforcement officers spent Monday afternoon discussing how to handle calls involving wildlife. While they didn’t discuss what happened, the animal training comes after a rabid raccoon was run over and killed by officers in Coeymans. 

Representatives from the Department of Environmental Conservation said the training is not about "Monday morning quarterbacking" and instead about giving officers the right tools moving forward. 

Multiple departments were told to try to determine if the animal is sick or injured and how best to remove it. They were also told to consider working with organizations such as the DEC and New York State Animal Protection Federation. 

"What’s important is when you have a well animal, to make sure you call the right people so that they’ll come and bring it back to nature. Right? If you have a sick animal, you call the right people who can deal with it and can keep everyone as safe as possible," says Libby Post, executive director of New York State Animal Protection Federation.

Literal tools officers are being told to use are things like traps, cages, and catch poles. Officers are also reminded to "think out of the box" until other help arrives.