- You may not assist an animal giving birth in any way on Shabbos – it’s Tircha. (ShA 1 – MB 1)
- You aren’t allowed to smear oil on an animal to give it pleasure, but you can do it to relieve its pain. (ShA 2)
- You may instruct a non-Jew to do a melacha to relieve a sick animal. Tzaar baalay chaim d’oraisa pushes away Amira l’nochri d’rabbonon. (MB 9 – BeH “v’im”)
- You can give refua treatment to your animals on Shabbos, unlike for people. (MB 5)