animal control

noun

: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals

Examples of animal control in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Capitol Police removed the dog, which was chained in the vehicle, and provided the dog with water until animal control arrived. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026

Police and animal control officers are looking for information about the person or persons who allegedly threw a box of cats and kittens from a moving vehicle in East Hartford on Wednesday. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Also, the bill clarifies that an animal control agency, with the consent of a prosecutor, can place an evidence animal with a foster. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Zoe McCurnin, a lead animal control officer, was assigned to the case. — Velvet Wu july 1, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for animal control

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