animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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Cambridge, the roughly 6-square-mile city across the river from Boston, is home to about 120,000 people and between 40 and 50 wild turkeys, according to city animal control officer Christina Correia.
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Irving, the Dallas suburb where Botello lives, prohibits ownership of wild animals so the monkey was transferred to its animal control department, authorities have said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
More specifically, animal control officials at the Martin County Sheriff's Office are urging people to be on the lookout for snakes.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Odie the 9-year-old border collie was picked up by animal control officer Leah Liles, who brought him to the Bayou Animal Services and Adoption Center in Dickinson.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Irving, the Dallas suburb where Botello lives, prohibits ownership of wild animals so the monkey was transferred to its animal control department, authorities have said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
More specifically, animal control officials at the Martin County Sheriff's Office are urging people to be on the lookout for snakes.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Odie the 9-year-old border collie was picked up by animal control officer Leah Liles, who brought him to the Bayou Animal Services and Adoption Center in Dickinson.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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