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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Most domestic animals in the United States are vaccinated against rabies, but this is not the case in some other countries.
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Katia Hetter, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
The departments also recommend avoiding all contact with stray or free-roaming domestic animals, as well as wild animals and feeding pets outdoors.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
Possible spread through domestic animals Related Articles More sampling of the affected animal populations is needed to fully understand how the virus spreads from animals to humans Rogers says, but contact with small mammals and domestic animals that encounter them could play a role.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
Possible spread through domestic animals More sampling of the affected animal populations is needed to fully understand how the virus spreads from animals to humans, Rogers says, but contact with small mammals and domestic animals that encounter them could play a role.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
As a result, animal rehabilitators in the area are busy rescuing cows, horses, pigs, goats, dogs, and other domestic animals.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
Lester Paul Richmond, 36, was facing a Grand Jury warrant for animal cruelty after a Dec. 20 indictment on one count of intentionally subjecting a domestic animal to cruel mistreatment, a Class 5 felony, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2024
Yet evolving into eye candy for humans has meant that designer ball pythons, when viewed at the species level, enjoy some of the evolutionary advantages of domestic animals, including wide dispersal.
—Rebecca Giggs, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The town of Cary is enforcing a 50-year-old ordinance requiring all domestic animals, including cats, to be leashed outside their owner’s property.
—Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2024
Katia Hetter, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
The departments also recommend avoiding all contact with stray or free-roaming domestic animals, as well as wild animals and feeding pets outdoors.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
Possible spread through domestic animals Related Articles More sampling of the affected animal populations is needed to fully understand how the virus spreads from animals to humans Rogers says, but contact with small mammals and domestic animals that encounter them could play a role.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
Possible spread through domestic animals More sampling of the affected animal populations is needed to fully understand how the virus spreads from animals to humans, Rogers says, but contact with small mammals and domestic animals that encounter them could play a role.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
As a result, animal rehabilitators in the area are busy rescuing cows, horses, pigs, goats, dogs, and other domestic animals.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
Lester Paul Richmond, 36, was facing a Grand Jury warrant for animal cruelty after a Dec. 20 indictment on one count of intentionally subjecting a domestic animal to cruel mistreatment, a Class 5 felony, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2024
Yet evolving into eye candy for humans has meant that designer ball pythons, when viewed at the species level, enjoy some of the evolutionary advantages of domestic animals, including wide dispersal.
—Rebecca Giggs, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The town of Cary is enforcing a 50-year-old ordinance requiring all domestic animals, including cats, to be leashed outside their owner’s property.
—Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2024
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“Domestic animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domestic%20animal. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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