Why did Abel keep flocks if man wasn’t supposed to eat flesh til after the Flood?

Why did Abel keep flocks if man wasn’t supposed to eat flesh til after the Flood?

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Per Genesis 9:3, man is given the animals as food after the flood. A reasonable implication of that statement is that prior to this, man was supposed to be vegetarian.

That said, Genesis 4:2 clearly states that Abel kept flocks, and of course God was pleased by the sacrifice of meat that Abel brought.

So, is the implication of 9:3 justified, or did Abel keep flocks for some other reason?

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