Negative commandment · Lo Ta’aseh #101 of 613
Not to slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day
שלא לשחוט אותו ואת בנו
The verse · Vayikra 22:28
וְשׁוֹר אוֹ־שֶׂה אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־בְּנוֹ לֹא תִשְׁחֲטוּ בְּיוֹם אֶחָד
“And whether it be cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day.”
The Rambam’s words
Not to slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day, as [Leviticus 22:28] states: "Do not slaughter it and its offspring on the same day."
שלא לשחוט אותו ואת בנו, שנאמר "אותו ואת בנו, לא תשחטו ביום אחד" (ויקרא כב,כח).
Why · Sefer HaChinuch #294
To not slaughter a beast and its child on one day
“It is from the roots of the commandment that a person should place upon his heart that the providence of G-d, blessed be He, is upon all species of animals more generally.”
Who & when
“The commandment is practiced in every place and at all times by males and females.”
Where in the Mishneh Torah
Hilchot Ritual Slaughter הלכות שחיטה