Ruling on slaughtering a sick livestock animal
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If a beast of burden becomes severely ill, is its owner permitted to slaughter it?
As for if it belongs to him, there is nothing wrong with it. As for if it belongs to someone else, such as if he finds a sick, exhausted sheep in the wilderness, he is not obligated to slaughter it, nor is he obligated to rescue it. But as for the one that belongs to him, he may slaughter it. Why? Because if it belongs to him, he must take care of it by providing it with food and drink and monitoring it, and this wastes his time and money. Accordingly, let him slaughter it so that he may be relieved of it and so that it may be relieved as well.And in this case: If he slaughters it in the prescribed manner, it becomes lawful for whoever wants to eat it, on the condition that this illness does not harm him. And if he kills it by killing it, it does not become lawful.
As for if it belongs to him, there is nothing wrong with it. As for if it belongs to someone else, such as if he finds a sick, exhausted sheep in the wilderness, he is not obligated to slaughter it, nor is he obligated to rescue it. But as for the one that belongs to him, he may slaughter it. Why? Because if it belongs to him, he must take care of it by providing it with food and drink and monitoring it, and this wastes his time and money. Accordingly, let him slaughter it so that he may be relieved of it and so that it may be relieved as well.And in this case: If he slaughters it in the prescribed manner, it becomes lawful for whoever wants to eat it, on the condition that this illness does not harm him. And if he kills it by killing it, it does not become lawful.