GEN68 Because they lack free will, the Bible regards animals as being on a lower plane than human beings; it also teaches that God gave human beings dominion over the animal world.  In Genesis 1:28, God reiterates this idea in His blessing to humankind.  These verses are viewed in the Jewish tradition as a warrant for human beings to use animals for labor (for example, on farms), to benefit from animals (such as through using wool shorn for sheep, and through necessary medical experiences conducted on animals; and to use animals for food (though permission to do so was only given later).  On the other hand, because animals are sentient creatures with emotions and in many cases with strong familial feelings, they must be treated with compassion.  Dominion, as an examination of biblical and other Jewish teachings reveals, does not mean that human beings man rule over animals without restraint.  TELVOL 1:300-1