animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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In the ruling, the court found that an animal control officer received a tip from an unverified source that Prink moved the horses to avoid DOAG oversight.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
She was directed to Van Buren, who was the town’s animal control officer, CBS 58 reported.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 4 July 2025
One 68-year-old woman, who asked not to be named, said animal control officers had come around a week prior asking about cats in the neighborhood.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
The man’s seven other dogs were seized by animal control officers.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
She was directed to Van Buren, who was the town’s animal control officer, CBS 58 reported.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 4 July 2025
One 68-year-old woman, who asked not to be named, said animal control officers had come around a week prior asking about cats in the neighborhood.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
The man’s seven other dogs were seized by animal control officers.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 26 June 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 16 Jul. 2025.
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