The Bible calls us to be stewards of the earth, and that includes caring for animals. These verses emphasize the importance of kindness toward all of God’s creatures.
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Bible Verses About Taking Care Of Animals
Genesis 1:26 – God gave mankind dominion over animals
Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” – Genesis 1:26
Proverbs 12:10 – A righteous person takes care of their animals
The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel. – Proverbs 12:10
Genesis 2:19-20 – Adam named the animals
Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. – Genesis 2:19-20
Psalm 104:24-25 – God’s creation includes animals
How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number—living things both large and small. – Psalm 104:24-25
Proverbs 27:23 – Take care of your livestock
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds. – Proverbs 27:23
Matthew 10:29 – God cares for sparrows
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. – Matthew 10:29
Proverbs 26:11 – A foolish person repeats their mistakes
As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly. – Proverbs 26:11
Job 38:41 – God provides for the needs of animals
Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food? – Job 38:41
Jonah 4:11 – God has compassion on animals
And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals? – Jonah 4:11
Deuteronomy 25:4 – Don’t muzzle an ox while it is treading grain
Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain. – Deuteronomy 25:4
Psalm 36:6 – God preserves both humans and animals
Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, Lord, preserve both people and animals. – Psalm 36:6
Isaiah 11:6-9 – A vision of harmony among animals
The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. The cow will graze near the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. – Isaiah 11:6-9
Matthew 6:26 – Look at the birds of the air
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? – Matthew 6:26
Romans 8:21 – Creation will be set free
that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. – Romans 8:21
Psalm 145:9 – God is good to all
The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. – Psalm 145:9
Job 12:7-10 – Ask the animals and they will teach you
But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind. – Job 12:7-10
Leviticus 25:7 – Let the livestock and wild animals rest
For six years you are to sow your fields and harvest the crops, but during the seventh year let the land lie unplowed and unused. Then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what is left. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove. – Leviticus 25:7
Psalm 50:10-11 – God owns the cattle on a thousand hills
for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine. – Psalm 50:10-11
Matthew 12:11-12 – It is lawful to do good on the Sabbath
He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” – Matthew 12:11-12
Proverbs 30:24-25 – Even ants are creatures of little strength
Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; – Proverbs 30:24-25
Matthew 18:12-14 – Parable of the lost sheep
“What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish. – Matthew 18:12-14
Job 35:11 – God cares for both humans and animals
who teaches us more than he teaches the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds in the sky? – Job 35:11
Matthew 10:31 – You are worth more than many sparrows
So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. – Matthew 10:31
Isaiah 1:3 – The ox knows its master
The ox knows its master, the donkey its owner’s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand. – Isaiah 1:3
Genesis 7:2-3 – Noah took animals into the ark
Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, and also seven pairs of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth. – Genesis 7:2-3
Isaiah 40:11 – God tends his flock like a shepherd
He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young. – Isaiah 40:11
Proverbs 27:23-27 – Know the condition of your flocks
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in, the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants. – Proverbs 27:23-27
Matthew 7:9-11 – If you, being evil, know how to give good gifts
“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! – Matthew 7:9-11
Job 37:6-8 – The animals go into their dens
He says to the snow, “Fall on the earth,” and to the rain shower, “Be a mighty downpour.” So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor. The animals take cover; they remain in their dens. – Job 37:6-8
Mark 5:13 – The demons went into the pigs
He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. – Mark 5:13
Isaiah 65:25 – The wolf and the lamb will feed together
The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain,” says the Lord. – Isaiah 65:25
2 Samuel 7:8 – God took David from the pasture
“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel. – 2 Samuel 7:8
Psalm 36:6-7 – God preserves people and animals
Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, Lord, preserve both people and animals. How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. – Psalm 36:6-7
Psalm 145:15-16 – The eyes of all look to you
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. – Psalm 145:15-16
Proverbs 14:4 – Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean
Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. – Proverbs 14:4
Jeremiah 27:5 – God made the animals and the plants
With my great power and outstretched arm I made the earth and its people and the animals that are on it, and I give it to anyone I please. – Jeremiah 27:5
Matthew 8:31-32 – The demons asked Jesus into the pigs
The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. – Matthew 8:31-32
Proverbs 12:27 – The diligent make use of what they catch
The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt. – Proverbs 12:27
Matthew 25:40 – Whatever you did for one of the least of these
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ – Matthew 25:40
Psalm 104:10-13 – God gives water to the animals
He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains. They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches. He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work. – Psalm 104:10-13