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 records provided by Louisville Metro Animal Services, animal control officers observed dogs for sale at the store on South Hurstbourne Parkway and issued five civil penalties to the business between Oct. 3-7.
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Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 15 Oct. 2024
Three other dogs living at the house, two males and one female of the same or similar breeds, were seized by animal control officers to be held for at least 10 days, per the agency’s policy, Wood said Thursday.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024
Anyone with information about the alligator's owner is asked to call police's animal control at 586-446-2879.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Along with the birds, sheriff’s deputies and animal control officers found 10 firearms during the search, authorities said.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
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Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 15 Oct. 2024
Three other dogs living at the house, two males and one female of the same or similar breeds, were seized by animal control officers to be held for at least 10 days, per the agency’s policy, Wood said Thursday.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024
Anyone with information about the alligator's owner is asked to call police's animal control at 586-446-2879.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Along with the birds, sheriff’s deputies and animal control officers found 10 firearms during the search, authorities said.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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