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 "municipality": "Spruce Grove",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "animal_control",
 "label": "Dogs & animal control",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
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   "is_official": true,
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/spruce-grove/animal-control/"
}