animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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These included logistical issues like being able to send two animal control employees to embark on the several-hour long drive.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
The dog was turned over to animal control and was expected to survive, said Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo Police Department.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Eventually, Quentin Johnson, an animal control officer with the city, was able to lure Hope off her perch, capture her and then transport her back to her mother and nest on the opposite side of City Hall.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
Knicely said the animal control department would consider this in a complaint.
—Eva Flowe
june 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
The dog was turned over to animal control and was expected to survive, said Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo Police Department.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Eventually, Quentin Johnson, an animal control officer with the city, was able to lure Hope off her perch, capture her and then transport her back to her mother and nest on the opposite side of City Hall.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
Knicely said the animal control department would consider this in a complaint.
—Eva Flowe
june 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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