animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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If the pet is skittish or aggressive, keep your distance and contact animal control or the nonemergency police line for help.
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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
The former church leader and animal control officer confessed to murdering 10 people between 1974 and 1991 in and around Wichita.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Despite what some may feel, letting animal control and animal shelters deal with these situations is often a better solution.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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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
The former church leader and animal control officer confessed to murdering 10 people between 1974 and 1991 in and around Wichita.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Despite what some may feel, letting animal control and animal shelters deal with these situations is often a better solution.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2025.
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