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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal welfare
  3. animal welfare professionals
  4. animal control officers
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. animal welfare
  3. animal welfare professionals
  4. animal control officers

Preferred term

animal control officers

Definition

  • Information Law enforcement officers who enforce animal control laws and investigate incidents of animal cruelty and manage abandoned, stray, and nuisance animals (both domesticated and wildlife).

    Source: AWIC

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/22263163

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