animal control

noun

: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals

Examples of animal control in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Contact your area’s animal control service for assistance when needed. — Eva Flowe october 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026

Both women contacted police, prompting officers and animal control to intervene and transport the dog for medical treatment. — Anna McAllister, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Officials, including police, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, animal control and the San Francisco Zoo surrounded the animal in Outer Sunset and eventually tranquilized it. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

If animal control is not on duty, contact the Fairfield Police Department at 203-254-4800. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for animal control

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