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Recent Examples of domestic animal
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
John, 58, was charged with two felonies for killing a domestic animal and for obstruction of justice.
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Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
Under state statute, the owner of a dog is liable for the full amount of damages their animal has caused by injuring or causing injury to a person, domestic animal or property.
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Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
John, 58, was charged with two felonies for killing a domestic animal and for obstruction of justice.
—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
Under state statute, the owner of a dog is liable for the full amount of damages their animal has caused by injuring or causing injury to a person, domestic animal or property.
—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for domestic animal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic animal
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Officials advise the public to give bears space and not let pets bother them.
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Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
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Moles often get blamed for vole damage, but moles are insectivores that make tunnels and mounds to follow insects, while voles are herbivores that eat anything from edibles to ornamental plants.
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Stay at least 25 yards, or about two school buses, away from herbivores like moose, elk, deer, and bison.
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Both minks and otters are mustelids, a family of carnivores that also includes badgers, weasels, and wolverines.
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Chef Angie Mar made the Beatrice Inn a meat Mecca for downtown NYC carnivores.
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Moreover, in every case, the ancestors were either insectivores or carnivores, with insect-eaters making the shift about three times more often than carnivores.
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Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are voracious insectivores that eat large numbers of beetles, grubs, ants, termites, and other insects, grabbing them with their sticky tongues.
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“Domestic animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20animal. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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