18 Bible Verses about Killing Domesticated Animals

And in the middle of the night the Lord sent death on every first male child in the land of Egypt, from the child of Pharaoh on his seat of power to the child of the prisoner in the prison; and the first births of all the cattle.

Are flocks and herds to be put to death for them? or are all the fish in the sea to be got together so that they may be full?

And Balaam said to the ass, You have made me seem foolish: if only I had a sword in my hand I would put you to death.

Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,

And when Joseph saw Benjamin, he said to his chief servant, Take these men into my house, and make ready a meal, for they will take food with me in the middle of the day.

And it will come about in that day, says the Lord, that I will take away your horses from you, and will give your war-carriages to destruction:

So I took care of the flock of death, for those who made profit out of the flock; and I took for myself two rods, naming one Beautiful, and the other Bands; and I took care of the flock.

This is what the Lord my God has said: Take care of the flock of death;

Whose owners put them to death and have no sense of sin; and those who get a price for them say, May the Lord be praised for I have much wealth: and the keepers of the flock have no pity for them.

Again he sent out other servants, with orders to say to the guests, See, I have made ready my feast: my oxen and my fat beasts have been put to death, and all things are ready: come to the feast.

And the woman had in the house a young cow, made fat for food; and she put it to death straight away; and she took meal and got it mixed and made unleavened bread;

And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.

And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.

But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.

He who puts an ox to death puts a man to death; he who makes an offering of a lamb puts a dog to death; he who makes a meal offering makes an offering of pig's blood; he who makes an offering of perfumes for a sign gives worship to an image: as they have gone after their desires, and their soul takes pleasure in their disgusting things;

Only you may put to death animals, such as the gazelle or the roe, for your food in any of your towns, at the desire of your soul, in keeping with the blessing of the Lord your God which he has given you: the unclean and the clean may take of it.

Your ox will be put to death before your eyes, but its flesh will not be your food: your ass will be violently taken away before your face, and will not be given back to you: your sheep will be given to your haters, and there will be no saviour for you.

And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.