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
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On Tuesday, Warren County Sheriff's Office deputies and animal control officers responded to a resident's call about a female deer lying in their backyard for two days.
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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
Multiple agencies responded to the call, including animal control, police said.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2023
From the beginning years up till now, dogs are accepted from animal control and from locals and visitors who find stray dogs.
—Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2023
Police and animal control officers in Edwardsville, Kansas, worked together with the Bonner Springs Police Department on Wednesday night to rescue an injured kangaroo off the side of a major highway.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 30 June 2023
Phillips said animal control officials and the town Board of Health were informed of the attack.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
An animal control officer took the pair’s dog to the Westlake Kennel.
—cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
Henderson was soon joined by fellow animal control officer Gene Shy and Sergeant Eric Bull who then helped deliver its twin.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2023
The animal control officer rushed the two remaining dogs, a female adult, and a puppy, to Steel City Emergency Clinic.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2023
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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
Multiple agencies responded to the call, including animal control, police said.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2023
From the beginning years up till now, dogs are accepted from animal control and from locals and visitors who find stray dogs.
—Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2023
Police and animal control officers in Edwardsville, Kansas, worked together with the Bonner Springs Police Department on Wednesday night to rescue an injured kangaroo off the side of a major highway.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 30 June 2023
Phillips said animal control officials and the town Board of Health were informed of the attack.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
An animal control officer took the pair’s dog to the Westlake Kennel.
—cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
Henderson was soon joined by fellow animal control officer Gene Shy and Sergeant Eric Bull who then helped deliver its twin.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2023
The animal control officer rushed the two remaining dogs, a female adult, and a puppy, to Steel City Emergency Clinic.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1951, in the meaning defined above
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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