How to Use animal control in a Sentence

animal control

noun

• 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 | [e-mail], 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 | [e-mail], al, 29 Sep. 2022
• Klehm said animal control was initially called for loose pigs in the area.
  — Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2021
• The dog was picked up by Detroit animal control, according to the Coast Guard.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2020
• 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
• The two dogs have since been seized by animal control but it has not yet been determined what will happen to them.
  — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 26 May 2021
• While waiting for animal control, the fire department brought their Jaws of Life and were able to make a big enough opening through the rocks to pull her out.
  — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 15 June 2021
• Photos of the two snakes were posted on the Canton animal control Facebook page on June 24.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022
• Worried about the dog's well-being, the workers called animal control for help.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
• There was no reason to involve the DNR or animal control.
  — Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2021
• Now that she's won animal control's blessing to have a pet unicorn, Madeline must now find and catch one.
  — Arkansas Online, 11 Dec. 2022
• Hartford animal control was then called to remove the ducks and relocate them to a safe place.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
• Stanley was with animal control for about a week before the animal refuge was able to take him in.
  — Taylor Romine, CNN, 15 May 2020
• The city has been exploring new ways to address this issue, as current animal control efforts haven't been sufficient to handle the rising number of homeless cats and dogs in the area.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
• Three other dogs living at the house, two males and one female of the same or similar breeds, were seized by animal control officers to be held for at least 10 days, per the agency’s policy, Wood said Thursday.
  — Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025