DEUT1311 The Torah shows compassion for animals in a manner similar to the compassion it shows for human beings. As a matter of fact, there are a number of mitzvot that seem to apply equally to animals and to man. For example, a worker who works in the field collecting food may not be deprived of food as he or she works and may eat (as long as he or she does not put away any to eat later). The Torah understood that a person cannot be asked to be around food all day and then deprive him or her from partaking of that food. (Continued at [[DEUT1429]] Deuteronomy 25:4 muzzle AMEMEI 9].