animal control officer
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Officer Martin said it was "just another day in the life of an animal control officer".
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
Within minutes of Ward’s pet lizard named Winston biting down on his hand without letting go, Ward was vomiting and couldn’t breathe, according to a report by the animal control officer who interviewed his girlfriend.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024
“I grew up in Brookline, and as a kid in the 1990s, I don’t remember ever seeing turkeys,” says David Cheung, a former animal control officer for the Brookline Police Department.
From National Geographic • Nov. 20, 2023
An animal control officer noticed the trapped flock of distressed geese on the evening of July 31.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023
An animal control officer told Dillon that once he found them he’d need to bring them to the county’s facility.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022
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