Musar for Bava Metzia 63:1
תרי מגו תלתא ואי נמי תרי סהדי דפלגת באפי בי תלתא
two out of the three,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who shall testify that the division was made in the presence of three, including themselves. ');"><sup>1</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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