Can I Beat That Mosquito to Death...or Not?
Divine Code for November 11, 2022
Today: Page 281
Topic 7:4 -- 7:9
One may kill an animal if the animal causes pain or inconvenience to humans.
One may kill an animal to feed his own animals, but one may not kill an animal to feed wild animals.
While one has no obligation to give wild animals food or water, it is proper to go beyond the letter of the law and show mercy to the created beings, to ease their suffering. That one does for one's own animals is logical. However
mercy-killing ivan animals is prohibited.
Placing an animal in a fenced environment where there is insufficient food for the animal to eat or drink is prohibited.
It is permitted to perform sensible scientific experiments with animals to test drugs and other remedies, to determine whether they are possibly beneficial or safe for humans.
Reading schedule the Divine Code
Yesterday: Topic 7:1 - 7:3
Tomorrow: Topic 7:10 - 7:15
Brought By Angelique Sijbolts
Angelique Sijbolts is one of the main writers for the Noahide Academy. She has been an observant Noahide for many years. She studies Torah with Rabbi Perets every week. Angelique invests much of her time in editing video-lectures for the Rabbis of the Academy and contributes in administrating the Academy's website in English and Dutch. She lives in the north of the Netherlands. Married and mother of two sons. She works as a teacher in a school with students with special needs. And is a Hebrew Teacher for the levels beginners and intermediate. She likes to walk, to read and play the piano.
Sources
The Divine Code 4e edition by rabbi Moshe Weiner