How to Use animal control in a Sentence

animal control

noun

• After the rescue, the dog was handed over to the city's animal control.
  — Matthew Dolan, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• The county's animal control unit took custody of the dogs.
  — CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022
• The city asked the public to not approach it, just to fill out an online form for animal control to catch it.
  — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2022
• Reggie was loaded into an animal control truck for the 30-mile trip to the zoo.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
• The dog was picked up by animal control after the attack and was later put down.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 4 May 2023
• One of the dogs was removed from the scene by animal control officers.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 26 Aug. 2022
• In addition, two dogs, two horses, a cow, a lizard and a snake were found alive and turned over to animal control.
  — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
• Over the next couple of days, local animal control went to work on setting traps to catch the litter.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
• Phillips said animal control officials and the town Board of Health were informed of the attack.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
• The lifeguard was told to call animal control should the critters return.
  — cleveland, 19 June 2022
• But where the pig has not been seen is in the custody of Mobile animal control officers.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 29 Sep. 2022
• Klehm said animal control was initially called for loose pigs in the area.
  — Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2021
• As the name suggests, the series centers on a group of animal control workers.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
• Photos of the two snakes were posted on the Canton animal control Facebook page on June 24.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022
• Worried about the dog's well-being, the workers called animal control for help.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
• Now that she's won animal control's blessing to have a pet unicorn, Madeline must now find and catch one.
  — Arkansas Online, 11 Dec. 2022
• The man is whisked away to surgery, and Gigi is left to snack on something inside the SUV until animal control arrives.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2022
• Recchio scaled the fence and secured Reggie’s head with a dog-catching pole lent to him by animal control.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
• An animal control unit removed the family’s dog from the home.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
• An animal control officer responded to the scene and noticed a strong odor of urine coming from the home.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2022
• Crews of firefighters and county animal control officers drove into the canyon on an ATV, then hiked down and across to get to the cow, Safechuck said.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2024
• The town’s animal control officer shared on Facebook a photo of the cow standing outside of the fenced area where she was supposed to be.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• An animal control officer took the pair’s dog to the Westlake Kennel.
  — cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
• This young skunk got tangled up in netting in Norfolk, and the town's animal control officer came to the rescue.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
• The bear was spotted by a member of the public, and the sighting was confirmed by animal control officers, Jones said.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 7 June 2022
• The dog was turned over to animal control officers, police said.
  — Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
• In the morning, Carson turned him over to animal control hoping his owner would come forward and claim him.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
• The pup – while not fully healed yet — is being cared for by the county's animal control division.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2022
• Both dogs are in the possession of animal control and in quarantine.
  — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022
• Ballinger quit the business in April and filed a complaint with state animal control and the state police western district major crimes unit.
  — Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024