"George A. Smith, counselor to Brigham Young, felt inclined to take the whip to a man who was abusing his defenseless oxen. Smith maintained, 'Every man in Israel is responsible as to how he uses his cattle.'"
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Other Writings of Mormons | Animals and the Church (2003) [Page 40, footnote: Journal of Discourses, II, 367.]
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