Musar for Bava Metzia 63:2
א"ל מנא לך הא א"ל דתנן אם יש שם ב"ד מתנה בפניהם אין שם ב"ד בפני מי יתנה שלו קודם
or else two witnesses that you did divide in the presence of three [others].'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In each case the three would constitute a Beth din to ensure that the stock was rightly assessed and a fair division made. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
Mesilat Yesharim
Included in this matter is to not cause pain to any creature, even animals, and to show mercy and concern towards them. Likewise scripture states: "the righteous man knows the soul of his beast" (Mishlei 12:10) (Rashi-what his beast needs), and according to some of our sages (Shabbat 128b), to cause pain to an animal is a biblical prohibition, while to others it is at least a Rabbinical prohibition.
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