Leviticus 22:8
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He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
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And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.
The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.
The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.
You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.