Does feeding animals with dead chicks and live worms break precepts?

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Good householder,

regardless of precept (it would actually require cross-questioning the doer if he/she is willing, to know for sure in regard of the deed; technical it might be in most cases even no break of precept, depends all on perception, intention, victim, actually actor...): there are three doors of Kamma, deeds: by body, by speech (signs of order, written...) and by mind (thoughts of wish, approve, rejoice...). It's in all cases good here to start to seek not even mental for ways of approve.

But better then to check other's ways is to be clear and on an improving way for oneself. Soon then, if serious in reflection, good householder would find out that there is actually only one kind of holly live which is apart of all kinds of trades and house.

Sila does not only lead to well earned happiness, but also to wealth and at least, and most importand toward the path and release. So the more looking on "rules" in ways to act perfect and lesser like an advocate searching for ways to go around for ones wishes, the more one will turn toward the bliss of going forth form suffering and pain.

[Note that this isn't given for stacks, exchange, other world-binding trades but for escape from this wheel]

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Repeatedly we find people who are confused about conduct with regards to killing insects and animals. Precepts are clear on this ,as a monk you should not kill insects or animals. But as a householder you need to first commit to the Nobel eight fold path otherwise it will hard for you to live. In fact as a householder you may have to commit violence against fellow human beings to survive. I won’t recommend you to commit suicide by following Buddha half heartedly. Holding Dhamma the wrong way could lead to serious moral and existential problems.

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So, Your intention is to so much good as a volunteer, or as a worker, with the endangered species. That wish, that intention, that emotion, and mental and physical activity is creating some karma that will mature in the future, for better or worse. Cleverness was not rejected by the Buddha. He would sometimes encourage the layman, who asked questions, to solve the problem, creatively. So, say you have so much good aspiration to help others, and only .05% intention to destroy life? Should you give up your job? Did you know that when you drive your car or take a bus or a train, or a plane, there are billions of insects killed by these vehicles moving through the air? What if you cut the worm into two parts? And put one part in the ground, and feed the other part to this endangered animal, would the buried worm part regenerate? I think it might. Then you created life. Please do not worry so much. Find a good group and do the New Moon and the Full Moon called uposatha. Please do this with sincerity and let the Dharma transform you. Let the peace of Dharma pervade your entire body and mind. Let your judgment and good restraint increase. Find a good teacher. May you awaken in this very life. Sarvam Mangalam.

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though they also feed them worms that are alive. Is it breaking the first precept since they don't kill them ?

Sure. While you do not actively terminate life by your own hand, handing it over to others to take care of the bussiness requires the volition to end life. And since volition is kamma, you'd incur the appropriate kammic consequences. You wouldn't send over some live worms to that endangered animal to keep company or with the hope that they'd become best buddies, right?

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