I can only repeat "since the animals haven't been guilty of disobedience, there should be no reason for their femailes to undergo the same suffering". It looks like a very rough justice to include the animals in the punishment that was meted out to the human race. Come to think of it, it seems a...
Yes, that does make sense. But in that case I still feel we need an explanation as to why the poor old animals were cursed with these pains when they're entirely innocent. It seems a bit sadistic.
True, there are many things the bible doesn't mention. But in this case, the pain that women suffer during labour is a direct result of Eve's disobedience. I would have thought that it would follow from this that since the animals haven't been guilty of disobedience, there should be no reason...
As far as I am aware, there isn't any explanation. I'd be interested to know what greenfamilyfarms, who originally said "I believe that animals don't experience the pain like a human female would" on the basis of genesis, has to say about this.