Reference for Avodah Zarah 31:11

מ"ט לאו משום דלמא אתי לשהויי וליטעמיך שאין מקריבין אותו היום אלא למחר מאי טעמא אלא רבי מיעקר מילתא בעי וסבר יעקר ואתי פורתא פורתא

Now what is the reason [for not presenting it alive] if not to avoid its being kept? But if that is the reason, what is the purpose of [paying them such that is should not be presented] today, but rather tomorrow? Rather, Rabbi was anxious to abolish the thing entirely, but he considered it advisable to do it little by little.

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