slaughter
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Some have proposed reimbursing fishers or using acoustic deterrents instead of mass slaughter.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
In June, more than 400 cats destined for slaughter were rescued after authorities dismantled another alleged feline theft ring, the animal welfare group said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
It wasn’t until after the Soviet collapse in 1991 that the newly independent Ukraine permitted Polish archaeologists to conduct exhumations in Volhynia to reveal the extent of the slaughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Some subsequently appeared in the slaughter pipeline; inspection records showed mustangs ending up on trucks bound for Canadian slaughter plants.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
He didn’t even know how to slaughter a hog.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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The June 26 complaint filed by Animal Outlook described slaughters captured on video by Scott David, the organization’s director of investigations, when he visited the ranch during its Eid al-Adha event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Truckers, feedlot operators and cattle ranchers face hits to their bottom line without the Lexington facility, which slaughters up to 5,000 cattle a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
While participants seek prey in the name of fundraising, animal rights advocates are training their sights on contests they see as senseless slaughters.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
Tyson owns chickens it slaughters for meat and pays the farmers to raise them.
From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2023
Fruit and slaughters are not usually combined, nor are gods and peasants.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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Through the first six months of this year, companies slaughtered more than 4.9 billion chickens, up 3% from the same period last year and up 6% from five years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Department of Agriculture that livestock had been inhumanely slaughtered during a May event at Shahnawaz Ranch for the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, and that the operation had sold the meat without required federal inspection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
An estimated five million dogs and one million cats are captured, stolen, trafficked and slaughtered for meat in Vietnam each year, according to Humane World for Animals.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
More than 120,000 eagles were slaughtered over the course of Alaska’s bounty system alone.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026
When he got near us, we captured the poor pig, slaughtered it, and then built a fire and ate roast pork underneath the stars.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Washington should also provide temporary financial incentives for U.S. ranchers to retain their herds and expand them, rather than slaughtering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
A vivid memory for Sanchez is his grandfather slaughtering a pig and driving around South-Central on his pickup truck selling it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
On Wall Street, the arrival of Thanksgiving means it’s time for tax-loss harvesting, the wholesale slaughtering of the market’s worst-performing stocks.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
As they grow up, tests include walking long distances barefoot, slaughtering cattle efficiently and showing kindness to fellow initiates.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
“Or slaughtering the pigs for bacon,” Jasper agreed.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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