pets

Example Sentences

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That’s enough for a moderate risk, across Southern California, of heat-related illness for pets, livestock and people who are sensitive to heat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

"Increasingly, pet owners expect human-quality healthcare for their pets - and that does come at a cost."

From BBC • May 4, 2026

One of my daughters and I once wanted to keep some Madagascar hissing cockroaches as pets, only to be vetoed by my wife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In 2002, reports surfaced that Ferdinand had been sent to a slaughter house in Japan, where he became food for either humans or pets, or both.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

We’d have to move apartments to some place that allows pets.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty