Not to raise fish and birds?

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Question

Is there a reason not to raise fish or birds in one's home? I heard there is such an opinion, and I want to know if there is a source for this in Halacha or Kabbalah. Thank you very much.

Answer

Hello,

The source I am familiar with is in the will of Rabbi Yehuda HaChasid, where he warned not to raise turtledoves and young pigeons, but did not mention all birds, and certainly not fish and other animals.

Source

Sefer Chassidim (Additional Warnings to the Will of Rabbi Yehuda HaChasid, Letter H):

A person should not raise turtledoves and young pigeons in his house (see Siman 578). Because in the house where they are raised, either his children will die, or he will have no offspring.

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