slaughtered

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"He wrote quite a long letter to The Times, pointing out how many birds were being slaughtered."

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

From August 2024 to early March, more than 480,000 sheep and goats have been slaughtered because of the pandemic, mainly in central and northern Greece.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

More than 120,000 eagles were slaughtered over the course of Alaska’s bounty system alone.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Beef production reached 706,296 tonnes in the quarter ending June 2025, while the gross value of cattle and calves slaughtered totaled $4.9 billion.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

The oil comes mostly from the Middle East, the corn comes from Iowa, the beef is slaughtered has to be shipped by truck across the country to a Wal-Mart or McDonald’s near you.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan