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Did Laozi or Confucius say anything about caring for animals and humanistic spirit?

"Mencius":

Mencius said: "Seeing his life, he cannot bear to see his death; hearing his voice, he cannot bear to eat his flesh."

"The Analects of Confucius" 》:

“A fish catches without a clear outline, and a sailing boat does not shoot at the ground.”

“Laozi”:

Tao is born from it, virtue is from animals, and things are shaped from them. , it becomes possible. Therefore, all things respect Tao and value virtue. The respect of Tao, the nobility of virtue, and the destiny of the husband are always natural. Therefore, Tao gives birth to it, virtue brings it to animals; grows it, nurtures it; matures it, matures it; nourishes it, and overthrows it. Born without being, doing without relying on, growing without killing. It is called Xuande.