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animal control officer

American  

noun

  1. a government worker responsible for enforcing local ordinances regulating animal ownership and responding to incidents involving animals.


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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

My sister, a former animal control officer, spotted her running in heavy traffic in 2012 and managed to coax her into her car.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2025

“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

“Bears tend to go for the easy food,” said Deborah Clark, the animal control officer in Simsbury, a town of about 24,000 people, which has recorded 517 bear sightings so far this year.

From Seattle Times Aug. 27, 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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