animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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Arizona animal control officer rescues dog from a sinkhole
An animal control officer in Yavapai County, Arizona, rescues a dog believed to be stuck in an over 10-foot-deep sinkhole for about two days.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The mother, who has been named Petals since being found, is about the size of a beagle and appears to be fairly young, according to animal control.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Tricky eventually got treatment with help from an animal control officer and a good Samaritan, the shelter wrote on social media and in an email to McClatchy News.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Since the attacks, the family is working with animal control and a no-kill shelter on options for Moose.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The mother, who has been named Petals since being found, is about the size of a beagle and appears to be fairly young, according to animal control.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Tricky eventually got treatment with help from an animal control officer and a good Samaritan, the shelter wrote on social media and in an email to McClatchy News.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Since the attacks, the family is working with animal control and a no-kill shelter on options for Moose.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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