dog pound

• Instituição onde cães de rua, perdidos ou indesejados são mantidos temporariamente até serem adotados, resgatados pelos donos ou encaminhados de outra forma pelos serviços de controle de animais. Também pode se referir ao próprio local ou canil usado para esse fim.

A facility where stray, lost, or unwanted dogs are kept temporarily until they are adopted, claimed by their owners, or otherwise handled by animal control services.

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   A facility where stray, lost, or abandoned dogs are kept until they are claimed or adopted.

   Abrigo para cães

   • They found their lost dog at the local dog pound.
   • The dog pound takes care of stray animals in the city.
   • She volunteers at the dog pound every weekend.