animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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It was euthanized by animal control officers after the attack at his home.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Those unsealed documents also revealed that Goncalves and J.D. shared custody of her dog Murphy, and that J.D. made sure the dog did not end up with animal control after the murders.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The dog, a female named Lulu, had been at the city shelter at 1109 29th Avenue in East Oakland since the end of May after she was taken into custody by animal control officers for biting a 12-year-old girl.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
The 20 pigs were loose during the fire and were caught by South Windsor animal control and are being sheltered at a friend of the Burkes.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Those unsealed documents also revealed that Goncalves and J.D. shared custody of her dog Murphy, and that J.D. made sure the dog did not end up with animal control after the murders.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The dog, a female named Lulu, had been at the city shelter at 1109 29th Avenue in East Oakland since the end of May after she was taken into custody by animal control officers for biting a 12-year-old girl.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
The 20 pigs were loose during the fire and were caught by South Windsor animal control and are being sheltered at a friend of the Burkes.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for animal control
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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