slaughtered

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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

Wolves have since recolonized the state — a development hailed by conservationists as an ecological win but derided by many ranchers whose cattle are slaughtered by the skilled pack hunters.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

But rapid action meant fewer than 1,000 cattle were slaughtered in Serbia, out of a total herd of close to 900,000, Petrovic said.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

“The fused bones of slaughtered demons,” said Lazlo, just as Brother Cyrus had once told him.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor