How to Use animal control in a Sentence

animal control

noun
  • They were taken in by animal control officers and are doing fine.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 31 Dec. 2019
  • The dog was picked up by Detroit animal control, according to the Coast Guard.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2020
  • According to Beau Payne, the animal control officer on the island, the fall rut is when all hell breaks loose.
    Charity Robey, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2020
  • In some areas animal control or the local fire department may help remove the offending critter.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 17 Dec. 2019
  • The farm's operators, deputies and animal control officers, corralled many of the loose creatures.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2019
  • An animal control officer will follow up, according to police.
    oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Concerned residents phoned Wellesley animal control over the course of several days before rescue crews were dispatched to help the beaver.
    Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner, 10 Mar. 2020
  • The animal was captured after being chased by Chicago police and animal control officers for several blocks.
    Teresa Crawford, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Tuscaloosa County sheriff’s deputies and animal control officers responded.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 10 Mar. 2020
  • After the rescue, the dog was handed over to the city's animal control.
    Matthew Dolan, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The county's animal control unit took custody of the dogs.
    CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • After the serval was out of the house, Frank called animal control.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2021
  • The case was turned over to the city’s animal control officer.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The city asked the public to not approach it, just to fill out an online form for animal control to catch it.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Reggie was loaded into an animal control truck for the 30-mile trip to the zoo.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
  • The dog was picked up by animal control after the attack and was later put down.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 4 May 2023
  • One of the dogs was removed from the scene by animal control officers.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2022
  • In addition, two dogs, two horses, a cow, a lizard and a snake were found alive and turned over to animal control.
    Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Over the next couple of days, local animal control went to work on setting traps to catch the litter.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • Phillips said animal control officials and the town Board of Health were informed of the attack.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • The lifeguard was told to call animal control should the critters return.
    cleveland, 19 June 2022
  • The deer was put down by local law enforcement and animal control, which saved the head for Daniels.
    Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2021
  • City animal control took the dogs from the house after the incident.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 5 Oct. 2021
  • An animal control contractor was called to the scene, picked up the dog and took it to Pepperidge Kennels.
    Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 9 Apr. 2021
  • But where the pig has not been seen is in the custody of Mobile animal control officers.
    Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Klehm said animal control was initially called for loose pigs in the area.
    Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Acting on a tip, an animal control agent found the pup covered with maggots last Thursday in the area of E. 4th and Clarence streets.
    Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 5 Aug. 2020
  • As the name suggests, the series centers on a group of animal control workers.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Upon arrival, police and animal control kicked down her door, prodded and hit the snake with a crowbar to move it away from Arunroj and release her from its grip.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Along with the birds, sheriff’s deputies and animal control officers found 10 firearms during the search, authorities said.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024

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