animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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According to Fox 11 Los Angeles, an animal control officer found Aggie in a weakened state, roaming around the area close to her home on Bestor Blvd.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Finally, the animal control staffers set up a door trap for her overnight in the yard, which got her.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
According to animal control, the bull was recently seen over the New Milford town line.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
This story was edited to clarify that animal control officials were aware of reports of dangerous dogs in the area of the attack for two years prior to the attack.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Finally, the animal control staffers set up a door trap for her overnight in the yard, which got her.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
According to animal control, the bull was recently seen over the New Milford town line.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
This story was edited to clarify that animal control officials were aware of reports of dangerous dogs in the area of the attack for two years prior to the attack.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for animal control
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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