Beitzah 21B

״לכם״⁠ — ולא לכלבים, דברי רבי יוסי הגלילי. רבי עקיבא אומר: אפילו נפש בהמה במשמע. אם כן, מה תלמוד לומר ״לכם״⁠ — לכם ולא לגוים.

indicating for you, but not for dogs; this is the statement of R' Yosei HaGelili. R' Akiva says: When the verse states “every soul,” it comes to teach that even the soul of an animal is included. If so, what is the meaning when the verse states “for you”? It means for you, but not for non-Jews.

ומה ראית לרבות את הכלבים ולהוציא את הגוים? מרבה אני את הכלבים ⁠— שמזונותן עליך, ומוציא אני את הגוים ⁠— שאין מזונותן עליך.

The Talmud asks: And what did you see that led you to include dogs among those on whose behalf one is permitted to perform a labor on a Festival, and to exclude non-Jews? The Talmud explains: I include dogs because the responsibility for their sustenance is incumbent upon you, as one is obligated to feed the animals in his possession; and I exclude non-Jews because the responsibility for their sustenance is not incumbent upon you.

אמר ליה אביי לרב יוסף: ולרבי יוסי הגלילי, דאמר ״לכם״ ולא לכלבים, הני סופלי לחיותא היכי שדינן להו ביום טוב?

With regard to this baraita, Abaye said to Rav Yosef: And according to R' Yosei HaGelili, who said that the verse indicates: “For you,” but not for dogs, how are we permitted to cast date stones to animals on a Festival? Since date stones are not fit for human consumption, they should be considered muktze, and therefore it should be prohibited to handle them.

אמר ליה: הואיל וחזו להסקה. תינח ביבישתא, ברטיבתא מאי איכא למימר? אמר ליה: חזו להיסק גדול.

Rav Yosef said to him: Since they are fit for fuel, they may be handled, and therefore they may also be given to animals. Abaye objected: This works out well in the case of dry date stones; but in the case of moist ones, which are not suited for fuel, what is there to say? He said to him: They are fit for a large fire, which dries them out, after which they burn well.