animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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Local animal control did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Randazzo said animal control had spent more than $60,000 to care for the six dogs.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
Tobin noted there was no blood or visible injuries on either of them, and animal control would determine the cause of death.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
In Mecklenburg County, where Charlotte is located, shelters were at capacity the last two years and the euthanasia rates were up, the local animal control department said in public reports.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Randazzo said animal control had spent more than $60,000 to care for the six dogs.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
Tobin noted there was no blood or visible injuries on either of them, and animal control would determine the cause of death.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
In Mecklenburg County, where Charlotte is located, shelters were at capacity the last two years and the euthanasia rates were up, the local animal control department said in public reports.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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