How to Use animal control in a Sentence

animal control

noun
  • One night the cat escaped on to the roof and the animal control had to come and rescue it.
    — Joe Fassler, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The hours in animal control were better, but the social cost was steep.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Klehm said animal control was initially called for loose pigs in the area.
    — Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2021
  • But if there has been contact, either with you or your pet, call animal control.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Finally, the animal control staffers set up a door trap for her overnight in the yard, which got her.
    — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The case was turned over to the city’s animal control officer.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Instead, call animal control so that the bat can be tested.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The dog was picked up by animal control after the attack and was later put down.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 4 May 2023
  • But the town and its animal control officer say the dog is a danger.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2025
  • The bird barely moved while police used an animal control pole to help bring it onto the boat.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • One of two fawn survived and was taken into the care of animal control.
    — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 21 May 2018
  • The little girl went to the hospital and the dog went to animal control.
    — Caroline Hicks, charlotteobserver, 28 May 2018
  • One of the dogs was removed from the scene by animal control officers.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 26 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • An animal control unit responded, but didn't find the fox.
    — Logan Hall, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • After the rescue, the dog was handed over to the city's animal control.
    — Matthew Dolan, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Owens said that the dog was picked up by animal control as a stray, and then he was adopted a couple of months later.
    — Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • City animal control took the dogs from the house after the incident.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 5 Oct. 2021
  • After the serval was out of the house, Frank called animal control.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2021
  • The lifeguard was told to call animal control should the critters return.
    — cleveland, 19 June 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Worried about the dog's well-being, the workers called animal control for help.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Hartford animal control was then called to remove the ducks and relocate them to a safe place.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
  • 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
  • An animal control unit removed the family’s dog from the home.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
  • Police turned the case over to the city’s animal control officer.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2019
  • As the name suggests, the series centers on a group of animal control workers.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
  • 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

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