domestic animal
noun
: any of various animals (such as the horse or sheep) domesticated so as to live and breed in a tame condition
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Feral populations spring up as result of these self-sustaining domestic animals fending for themselves.
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Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
As an outbreak of New World screwworm continues to plague ranchers, with 12 cases confirmed in domestic animals in the Southwest over the last two weeks, officials in Texas and at the federal level are shifting some concerns to wildlife.
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Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
Short, though, remembers the outbreak in the Keys among domestic animals and Key deer.
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Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Tony Lee Hughes, 38, of the 600 block of Camelot Manor, is charged with Level 6 felonies of killing a domestic animal and mutilating a vertebrate animal.
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Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
As an outbreak of New World screwworm continues to plague ranchers, with 12 cases confirmed in domestic animals in the Southwest over the last two weeks, officials in Texas and at the federal level are shifting some concerns to wildlife.
—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
Short, though, remembers the outbreak in the Keys among domestic animals and Key deer.
—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Tony Lee Hughes, 38, of the 600 block of Camelot Manor, is charged with Level 6 felonies of killing a domestic animal and mutilating a vertebrate animal.
—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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“Domestic animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domestic%20animal. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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