Transgressing a Rabbinic prohibition (Shvut) due to Tza'ar Ba'alei Chayim (animal suffering)

From: Rabbi Mordechai Leib Winkler

To: Rabbi Yoshia P.P.

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The responsum discusses whether it is permissible to transgress a Rabbinic prohibition (Shvut) on Shabbat due to the suffering of an animal, specifically challenging the view of the Pri Megadim that Tza'ar Ba'alei Chayim on Shabbat is a Torah prohibition.

Source: Orach Chayim II §62

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