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 new facility will include dedicated office space for animal control and codes personnel and is designed to provide a cleaner space for the animals.
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Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Hunter's resignation came the day after Mayflower's animal control officer, Lisa Kossman, and Machenzie Mikes, the weekend animal control officer, announced their resignations.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2025
If the pet is skittish or aggressive, keep your distance and contact animal control or the nonemergency police line for help.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Aurora, the husky, had to be rescued by local animal control after chasing a squirrel up a tree in her Indiana backyard and getting stuck on a branch up in the air.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Hunter's resignation came the day after Mayflower's animal control officer, Lisa Kossman, and Machenzie Mikes, the weekend animal control officer, announced their resignations.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2025
If the pet is skittish or aggressive, keep your distance and contact animal control or the nonemergency police line for help.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Aurora, the husky, had to be rescued by local animal control after chasing a squirrel up a tree in her Indiana backyard and getting stuck on a branch up in the air.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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