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47 Bible verses about caring for animals

47 Bible verses about caring for animals

Think about the Old Testament, how animal sacrifices were the norm. But even then, there are so many verses showing God pushing back against those sacrifices and calling for animal care. It really makes you think.

Proverbs 12:1010, for instance, says, "The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel." That's powerful. God's word includes advocating for animals. It's right there in the Bible.

If you really dig into the prophets, you'll find tons of verses urging care for animals. Hosea 8:1313 puts it plainly: "They offer sacrifices of animals and eat the meat, but the Lord is not pleased with them. Now he will remember their wickedness and punish their sins." It's a good reminder that true worship goes beyond rituals and involves how we treat all of God's creation.




Genesis 1:21

So God created the great sea creatures. He created every kind of living thing that fills the seas and moves about in them. He created every kind of bird that flies. And God saw that it was good.

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Matthew 6:26

Look at the birds of the air. They don’t plant or gather crops. They don’t put away crops in storerooms. But your Father who is in heaven feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than they are?

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Genesis 1:30

I am giving every green plant as food for all the land animals and for all the birds in the sky. I am also giving the plants to all the creatures that move along the ground. I am giving them to every living thing that breathes.” And that’s exactly what happened.

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Genesis 1:26

Then God said, “Let us make human beings so that they are like us. Let them rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Let them rule over the livestock and all the wild animals. And let them rule over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

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Genesis 1:24

God said, “Let the land produce every kind of living creature. Let there be livestock, and creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals.” And that’s exactly what happened.

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Genesis 1:28

God blessed them. He said to them, “Have children so that there will be many of you. Fill the earth and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Rule over every living creature that moves along the ground.”

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Isaiah 11:6

Wolves will live with lambs. Leopards will lie down with goats. Calves and lions will eat together. And little children will lead them around.

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Genesis 1:26-28

Then God said, “Let us make human beings so that they are like us. Let them rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Let them rule over the livestock and all the wild animals. And let them rule over all the creatures that move along the ground.”So God created human beings in his own likeness. He created them to be like himself. He created them as male and female.God blessed them. He said to them, “Have children so that there will be many of you. Fill the earth and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Rule over every living creature that moves along the ground.”

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Proverbs 12:10

Those who do what is right take good care of their animals. But the kindest acts of those who do wrong are mean.

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Genesis 9:2-3

All the land animals will be afraid of you. All the birds in the sky will be afraid of you. Every creature that moves along the ground will be afraid of you. So will every fish in the seas. Every living thing is put under your control.Noah was a man who farmed the land. He decided to plant a field that produced grapes for making wine.When he drank some of the wine, it made him drunk. Then he lay down inside his tent without any clothes on.Ham saw his father naked. Then Ham, the father of Canaan, went outside and told his two brothers.But Shem and Japheth picked up a piece of clothing and laid it across their shoulders. Then they walked backward into the tent. They covered their father’s body. They turned their faces away because they didn’t want to see their father naked.Then Noah woke up from his sleep that was caused by the wine. He found out what his youngest son had done to him.He said, “May a curse be put on Canaan! He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.”Noah also said, “May the Lord, the God of Shem, be praised. May Canaan be the slave of Shem.May God add land to Japheth’s territory. May Japheth live in the tents of Shem. And may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”After the flood Noah lived 350 years.Noah lived a total of 950 years. And then he died.Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. I have already given you the green plants for food. Now I am giving you everything.

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Genesis 2:15

The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden. He put him there to farm its land and take care of it.

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Exodus 23:4-5

“Suppose you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering away. Then be sure to return it.Suppose you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has fallen down under its load. Then do not leave it there. Be sure you help them with it.

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Isaiah 65:25

Wolves and lambs will eat together. Lions will eat straw like oxen. Serpents will eat nothing but dust. None of those animals will harm or destroy anything or anyone on my holy mountain of Zion,” says the Lord.

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Deuteronomy 25:4

Don’t stop an ox from eating while you use it to separate grain from straw.

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Deuteronomy 14:5

deer, gazelles, roe deer, wild goats, ibexes, antelope and mountain sheep.

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Exodus 20:10

But the seventh day is a sabbath to honor the Lord your God. Do not do any work on that day. The same command applies to your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and your animals. It also applies to any outsiders who live in your towns.

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Proverbs 27:23-27

Be sure you know how your flocks are doing. Pay careful attention to your herds.Riches don’t last forever. And a crown is not secure for all time to come.The hay is removed, and new growth appears. The grass from the hills is gathered in.Then your lambs will provide you with clothes. And the money from selling your goats will buy you a field.You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family. It will also feed your female servants.

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Psalm 36:6

Your holiness is as great as the height of the highest mountains. You are as honest as the oceans are deep. Lord, you keep people and animals safe.

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Psalm 145:9

The Lord is good to all. He shows deep concern for everything he has made.

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Genesis 6:19

Bring a male and a female of every living thing into the ark. They will be kept alive with you.

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Exodus 23:12

“Do all your work in six days. But do not do any work on the seventh day. Then your oxen and donkeys can rest. The slaves born in your house can be renewed. And so can the outsiders who live among you.

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Proverbs 27:23

Be sure you know how your flocks are doing. Pay careful attention to your herds.

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Deuteronomy 22:1-4

Suppose you see your neighbor’s ox or sheep wandering away. Then don’t act as if you didn’t see it. Instead, make sure you take it back to its owner.Don’t let an ox and a donkey pull the same plow together.Don’t wear clothes made out of wool and linen woven together.Make tassels on the four corners of the coat you wear.Suppose a man marries a woman and sleeps with her. But then he doesn’t like her.So he tells lies about her and says she’s a bad woman. He says, “I married this woman. But when I slept with her, I discovered she wasn’t a virgin.”Then the young woman’s parents must bring proof that she was a virgin. They must give the proof to the elders at the gate of the town.Her father will speak to the elders. He’ll say, “I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife. But he doesn’t like her.So now he has told lies about her. He has said, ‘I discovered that your daughter wasn’t a virgin.’ But here’s the proof that my daughter was a virgin.” Then her parents will show the elders of the town the cloth that has her blood on it.The elders will punish the man.They’ll make him weigh out two and a half pounds of silver. They’ll give it to the young woman’s father. That’s because the man has said an Israelite virgin is a bad woman. She will continue to be his wife. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.Its owner might not live near you. Or you might not know who owns it. So take the animal home with you. Keep it until the owner comes looking for it. Then give it back to them.But suppose the charge is true. And there isn’t any proof that the young woman was a virgin.Then she must be brought to the door of her father’s house. There the people of her town will put her to death by throwing stones at her. She has done a very terrible thing in Israel. She has slept with a man before she was married. Get rid of that evil person.Suppose a man is seen sleeping with another man’s wife. Then the man and the woman must both die. Get rid of those evil people.Suppose a man happens to see a virgin in a town. And she has promised to marry another man. But the man who happens to see her sleeps with her.Then you must take both of them to the gate of that town. You must put them to death by throwing stones at them. You must kill the young woman because she was in a town and didn’t scream for help. And you must kill the man because he slept with another man’s wife. Get rid of those evil people.But suppose a man happens to see a young woman out in the country. And she has promised to marry another man. But the man who happens to see her rapes her. Then only the man who has done that will die.Don’t do anything to the woman. She hasn’t committed a sin worthy of death. That case is like the case of someone who attacks and murders a neighbor.The man found the young woman out in the country. And she screamed for help. But there wasn’t anyone around who could save her.Suppose a man happens to see a virgin who hasn’t promised to marry another man. And the man who happens to see her rapes her. But someone discovers them.Then the man must weigh out 20 ounces of silver. He must give it to her father. The man must marry the young woman, because he raped her. And he can never divorce her as long as he lives.Do the same thing if you find their donkey, coat or anything they have lost. Don’t act as if you didn’t see it.A man must not marry his stepmother. He must not bring shame on his father by sleeping with her.Suppose you see your neighbor’s donkey or ox that has fallen down on the road. Then don’t act as if you didn’t see it. Help the owner get it up on its feet again.

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Ecclesiastes 3:19-20

Surely what happens to animals happens to people too. Death waits for people and animals alike. People die, just as animals do. All of them have the same breath. People don’t have any advantage over animals. Nothing has any meaning.There is a time to be born. And there’s a time to die. There is a time to plant. And there’s a time to pull up what is planted.People and animals go to the same place. All of them come from dust. And all of them return to dust.

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Deuteronomy 22:6-7

Suppose you happen to find a bird’s nest beside the road. It might be in a tree or on the ground. And suppose the mother bird is sitting on her little birds or on the eggs. Then don’t take the mother along with the little ones.You can take the little ones. But make sure you let the mother go. Then things will go well with you. You will live for a long time.

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Exodus 23:5

Suppose you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has fallen down under its load. Then do not leave it there. Be sure you help them with it.

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Isaiah 11:6-9

Wolves will live with lambs. Leopards will lie down with goats. Calves and lions will eat together. And little children will lead them around.Cows will eat with bears. Their little ones will lie down together. And lions will eat straw like oxen.A baby will play near a hole where cobras live. A young child will put its hand into a nest where poisonous snakes live.None of those animals will harm or destroy anything or anyone on my holy mountain of Zion. The oceans are full of water. In the same way, the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord.

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Genesis 8:20

Then Noah built an altar to honor the Lord. He took some of the “clean” animals and birds. He sacrificed them on the altar as burnt offerings.

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Psalm 50:10-11

Every animal in the forest already belongs to me. And so do the cattle on a thousand hills.I own every bird in the mountains. The insects in the fields belong to me.

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Isaiah 40:11

He takes care of his flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his heart. He gently leads those that have little ones.

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Proverbs 21:10

Sinful people long to do evil. They don’t show their neighbors any mercy.

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Psalm 147:9

He provides food for the cattle. He provides for the young ravens when they cry out.

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Matthew 10:29

Aren’t two sparrows sold for only a penny? But not one of them falls to the ground outside your Father’s care.

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Luke 14:5

He asked them another question. He said, “Suppose one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day. Wouldn’t you pull it out right away?”

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Luke 12:6-7

Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? But God does not forget even one of them.In fact, he even counts every hair on your head! So don’t be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.

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Romans 8:19-21

Everything God created looks forward to the future. That will be the time when his children appear in their full and final glory.Because of what Christ Jesus has done, you are free. You are now controlled by the law of the Holy Spirit who gives you life. The law of the Spirit frees you from the law of sin that brings death.The created world was held back from fulfilling its purpose. But this was not the result of its own choice. It was planned that way by the one who held it back. God plannedto set the created world free. He didn’t want it to rot away. Instead, God wanted it to have the same freedom and glory that his children have.

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Jonah 4:11

And shouldn’t I show concern for the great city of Nineveh? It has more than 120,000 people. They can’t tell right from wrong. Nineveh also has a lot of animals.”

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Psalm 104:24-25

Lord, you have made so many things! How wise you were when you made all of them! The earth is full of your creatures.Look at the ocean, so big and wide! It is filled with more creatures than people can count. It is filled with living things, from the largest to the smallest.

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Numbers 22:32-33

The angel of the Lord spoke to him. He asked him, “Why have you hit your donkey three times? I have come here to oppose you. What you are doing is foolish.The donkey saw me. It turned away from me three times. Suppose it had not turned away. Then I would certainly have killed you by now. But I would have spared the donkey.”

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Galatians 6:10

So when we can do good to everyone, let us do it. Let’s try even harder to do good to the family of believers.

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Luke 12:6

Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? But God does not forget even one of them.

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Romans 8:21-22

to set the created world free. He didn’t want it to rot away. Instead, God wanted it to have the same freedom and glory that his children have.We know that all that God created has been groaning. It is in pain as if it were giving birth to a child. The created world continues to groan even now.

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Job 39:1-4

“Job, do you know when mountain goats have their babies? Do you watch when female deer give birth?Can you keep them in straight rows with harnesses? Will they plow the valleys behind you?Will you depend on them for their great strength? Will you let them do your heavy work?Can you trust them to haul in your grain? Will they bring it to your threshing floor?“The wings of ostriches flap with joy. But they can’t compare with the wings and feathers of storks.Ostriches lay their eggs on the ground. They let them get warm in the sand.They do not know that something might step on them. A wild animal might walk all over them.Ostriches are mean to their little ones. They treat them as if they did not belong to them. They do not care that their work was useless.I did not provide ostriches with wisdom. I did not give them good sense.But when they spread their feathers to run, they laugh at a horse and its rider.“Job, do you give horses their strength? Do you put flowing manes on their necks?Do you count the months until the animals have their babies? Do you know the time when they give birth?Do you make them jump like locusts? They terrify others with their proud snorting.They paw the ground wildly. They are filled with joy. They charge at their enemies.They laugh at fear. They are not afraid of anything. They do not run away from swords.Many arrows rattle at their sides. Flashing spears and javelins are also there.They are so excited that they race over the ground. They can’t stand still when trumpets are blown.When they hear the trumpets they snort, ‘Aha!’ They catch the smells of battle far away. They hear the shouts of commanders and the battle cries.“Job, are you wise enough to teach hawks where to fly? They spread their wings and fly toward the south.Do you command eagles to fly so high? They build their nests as high as they can.They live on cliffs and stay there at night. High up on the rocks they think they are safe.From there they look for their food. They can see it from far away.They bend their back legs and have their babies. Then their labor pains stop.Their little ones like to eat blood. Eagles gather where they see dead bodies.”Their little ones grow strong and healthy in the wild. They leave and do not come home again.

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Psalm 8:6-8

You made human beings rule over everything your hands created. You put everything under their control.They rule over all flocks and herds and over the wild animals.They rule over the birds in the sky and over the fish in the ocean. They rule over everything that swims in the oceans.

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Prayer

Father, thank You. In Your loving care, You created all things. How amazing is Your creative power! I truly delight in the work of Your hands and give You glory for who You have always been and who You are. Lord, You make all things perfect. All creation speaks of Your beauty. Father, thank You that animals are part of Your creation, and truly You, as owner of all things, gave us the command to be good stewards of everything You made. It’s right there in Your word, that we should care for them, feed them, and let them rest. I ask You to teach us to love and protect them. I want to be someone who raises awareness of their needs. Help me understand that You’ve entrusted us with the responsibility to oversee them and, yes, to enjoy them for our benefit and sustenance. Your word says, "And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. Lord, I ask that You place in people’s hearts a love for animals, just like Noah, whose heart was set on doing Your will, and who patiently cared for and fed them in the ark. May humanity in this time, likewise, understand that everything belongs to You and cast out the evil from their hearts that has caused even animals to suffer, making them objects of witchcraft, cruelty, and violence. Your word says, "The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel." Lord Jesus, I pray that You bless the lives of animals and that they may be kept from all harm. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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