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Animal control service
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<p> An animal control service or animal control agency is an entity charged with responding to requests for help with <a href="/facts/Animal/4b8J33nd">animals</a>, including <a href="/facts/Wildlife/Byh8cAyK">wild animals</a>, dangerous animals, and animals in distress. An individual who works for such an entity was once known as a dog catcher, but is generally now called an animal control officer, and may be an <a href="/facts/Employee/pqEUAhNv">employee</a> or a <a href="/facts/Independent_contractor/pqEUAhNv">contractor</a> – commonly employed by a <a href="/facts/Municipality/S0bUz6jW">municipality</a>, <a href="/facts/County/VYDI8nbJ">county</a>, <a href="/facts/Shire/ftcvC9ub">shire</a>, or other subnational government area. </p>