animal control
noun
: an office or department responsible for enforcing ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals
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Right now, there is no help for animal control officers who are constantly under staffed and experienced again a very high turn over.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
Tori Fugate, Chief Communications Officer with the KC Pet Project arrived around 5 p.m. and said a bystander who was formerly an animal control officer tied a rope around the goat’s neck in order to help guide to safety.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
Tori Fugate, Chief Communications Officer with the KC Pet Project arrived around 5 p.m. and said a bystander who was formerly an animal control officer tied a rope around the goat’s neck in order to help guide to safety.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Animal control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20control. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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