Status of 260 sheep after wolf entered enclosure at night

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Auerbach

Description

A wolf fell into an enclosure of 260 sheep at night, mauled one lamb, and fled. The Chasam Sofer rules all remaining sheep are permitted, based on three grounds: the wide enclosure allowed the sheep to flee, negating any presumption of drusah; the principle of nach rugzei applies since only one lamb was seized; and as an additional measure the flock could be scattered to invoke kol d'parish me'ruba parish.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer YD §57

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