"The dog, I, Ahura Mazda, have made self-clothed and self-shod, watchful, wakeful, and sharp-toothed, born to take his food from man and to watch over man's goods.
"I, Ahura Mazda, have made the dog strong of body against the evil-doer and watchful over your goods, when he is of sound mind."
HINDOO.
He who, seeking his own happiness, does not punish or kill beings who also long for happiness, will find happiness after death.
Dhammapada.
Whoever in this world harms living beings, and in whom there is no compassion for living beings, let one know him as an outcast.
Sutta Nipata.