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An animal control officer (then known as a dog-catcher) restraining a stray cat in a net. An animal control service or animal control agency is an entity charged with responding to requests for help with animals , including wild animals , dangerous animals, and animals in distress.
Coyote Creek is a principal tributary of the San Gabriel River [3] in northwest Orange County and southeast Los Angeles County, California.It drains a land area of roughly 41.3 square miles (107 km 2) covering nine major cities, including Brea, Buena Park, Cerritos, Fullerton, Hawaiian Gardens, La Habra, Lakewood, La Palma, and Long Beach. [4]
La Mirada is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities, on the border with Orange County. [8] [9] The population was 48,008 at the 2020 census. [10] The La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and the Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center are two of its major attractions. [11]
Other terms for the field include wildlife damage management, wildlife control, and animal damage control. Some wild animal species may get used to human presence, causing property damage or risking the transfer of diseases ( zoonoses ) to humans or pets.
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Animal control may refer to: The work of an animal shelter or "pound", a facility that houses or disposes of stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals; The work of a US animal control service; Pest control, killing or otherwise controlling the population of species regarded as pests; Animal Control, a 2023 American TV sitcom on Fox
The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA has been a force in humane education since the early 1970s. In the mid-1980s PHS/SPCA the Board of Directors embarked on a substantial campaign to create policies on animal welfare, which were promulgated to enhance animal care within the county and also influenced state and national awareness of animal care.
A woman was attacked by at least 2 of her son's 7 dogs in her yard. A 3-year-old female dog was shot dead by police and an adult male dog and 5 puppies were seized by animal control. She was severely injured and lost one leg. She died a week after the attack. Her son was charged with 7 counts of attack by animal. [292] [293] [294] October 31, 2023