animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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The animal control people brought the dozen dogs, believed to be pitbull mixes, to nonprofit adoption shelter Nashville Humane Association.
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Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Once the report is complete, an animal control officer will be alerted.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 Aug. 2025
Senate Bill 305 says highway drivers must slow and move over for parking enforcement vehicles and animal control crews removing carcasses from roadways.
—Eleanor Dearman
updated August 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
It was euthanized by animal control officers after the attack at his home.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Once the report is complete, an animal control officer will be alerted.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 23 Aug. 2025
Senate Bill 305 says highway drivers must slow and move over for parking enforcement vehicles and animal control crews removing carcasses from roadways.
—Eleanor Dearman
updated August 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
It was euthanized by animal control officers after the attack at his home.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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