Commentary for Bava Kamma 160:4

וכיון דאמרת מותר להורגו מאי ניהו תו אסור לקיימו מהו דתימא מותר להורגו איסורא ליכא קמ"ל

Meanwhile a cat had come along and bitten off the hand of the child. Rab thereupon went out and declared in his discourse: 'It is permissible to kill a cat, and it is in fact a sin to keep it,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Sanh. 15b and supra p. 67. ');">⁷</span> and the law of robbery<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XIX. 13. ');">⁸</span>

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