Ape Control is a fictional organization featured in the Planet of the Apes multimedia franchise. It appears in the 1972 feature film Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. Ape Control is based out of Northern California and governs all operations relating to the acquisition, sale and conditioning of servant apes. It is unclear exactly how Ape Control relates to Ape Management, though the two are clearly closely aligned with one another. Ape Control may even be an alternative name for Ape Management. Watch Commander's for Ape Control use a public address system to issue orders, warrants, and notifications to outlying areas relating to incidents involving apes. This may include illegal activities, unattended ape gatherings and other such occurrences.
In 1991, Ape Control announced information relating to a protest gathering at the South Plaza Civic Center. During this incident, police officers rounded up a gorilla named Aldo and began beating him. A man named Armando and his chimpanzee friend, Caesar, were in attendance. Caesar shouted "Lousy human bastards!" at the guards, which ultimately resulted in Armando begin arrested.