For which animals is it permitted to place food or water on Shabbat, and for which is it forbidden?
Synopsis
One may only provide food and water on Shabbat to animals whose sustenance is one's responsibility (mezonot alecha). Bees, dovecote and attic doves, and pigs do not qualify. Domesticated geese, chickens, house doves, and one's dog do qualify.
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