ANIMAL CONTROL Definition & Meaning

animal control

[ an-uh-muhl kuhn-trohl ]

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noun

a government entity that takes custody of stray domestic animals and facilitates their return to or placement in a home environment, defends animals from abuse and neglect, and protects the public from aggressive or dangerous animals:
Someone needs to call animal control to deal with the feral cats in this neighborhood.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of animal control¹

First recorded in 1980–85

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After the first attack, Lowe said, he called local animal control and got an officer who also had a boxer and was “very sympathetic.”

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Lowe said he contacted the local animal control office and talked to a helpful and understanding officer.

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He pointed to other examples of successful animal control programs, including trapping brown-headed cowbirds to benefit the least bell’s vireo, a small endangered bird.

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River are all part of the perfect Sunday sortie for the ‘Animal Control’ star.

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The pond turtle was turned over to animal control and later returned to the wild, police said.

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