Commentary for Kiddushin 48:19
ותנא תונא תמות וזכרות בבהמה ואין תמות וזכרות בעופות
R'Simeon B'Gamaliel said: and he destroy it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXI, 26.');"><sup>34</sup></span> [implies], only when he intends to destroy. And the Rabbis: how do they employ 'and he destroy it'? - They need it for what was taught: R'Eleazar said: If he inserts his hand in his bondmaid's womb<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'bowels' - in order to deliver her of child.');"><sup>35</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
A baraita supports R. Sheshet. According to this baraita, while bird sacrifices need not be fully unblemished (as do animals) they cannot have their eyes plucked out. This supports the idea that if the slave’s eye is plucked out, it is a serious enough offense that he goes free, even if he could not see before.
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