farm animals

plural noun

: animals that are raised on a farm
pigs, chickens, and other farm animals

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But rescue organizations that seized hundreds of domestic and farm animals from the property this month painted a different picture of the operation — one where animals suffered from severe neglect, malnutrition, emaciation, untreated open wounds and contagious infections. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026 By August 2025, as many as 97% of farm animals in Gaza were killed through bombing, starvation and the destruction of agricultural infrastructure, according to the Euro‑Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026 Cross the Santa Ynez River on horseback, feed towering ostriches and emus, and cuddle with farm animals. Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026 As Farm Sanctuary noted in their post, rescue alone cannot fix the systemic cruelty faced by farm animals. Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farm animals

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“Farm animals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farm%20animals. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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