animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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In Mecklenburg County, where Charlotte is located, shelters were at capacity the last two years and the euthanasia rates were up, the local animal control department said in public reports.
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Talamantes’ office has been working closely with animal control officers.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
On Monday, animal control officers were called to remove a coyote that entered an Aldi grocery store, the outlet reported.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
When the public or animal control finds these injured birds, they are first taken to Weldy’s Serrano Animal and Bird Hospital in Lake Forest, where they are treated.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 21 Oct. 2024
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Talamantes’ office has been working closely with animal control officers.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
On Monday, animal control officers were called to remove a coyote that entered an Aldi grocery store, the outlet reported.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
When the public or animal control finds these injured birds, they are first taken to Weldy’s Serrano Animal and Bird Hospital in Lake Forest, where they are treated.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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