animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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MacKinnon tried calling tree companies, the fire department and animal control.
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Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 28 Feb. 2026
Levy’s boyfriend spoke with the Hamden animal control officer on a phone call, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
An animal control officer with the Buda Police Department responded Friday to a call about a sick or injured skunk in the 600 block of Commercial Drive.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
The series follows a group of animal control workers in Seattle.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
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Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 28 Feb. 2026
Levy’s boyfriend spoke with the Hamden animal control officer on a phone call, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
An animal control officer with the Buda Police Department responded Friday to a call about a sick or injured skunk in the 600 block of Commercial Drive.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
The series follows a group of animal control workers in Seattle.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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