Were animals sacrificed on the Sabbath in Israel's history?
No. The Sabbath, Saturday, was a day of rest, not a day of sacrifice or worship. In Israel's history, there is no record that an animal was ever killed or offered on the Sabbath. The Jews were not even to pick up sticks, let alone carry an animal for sacrifice.
Les explains that the Sabbath day, Saturday, was not a day of sacrifice. He says that never in Israel's history did they sacrifice animals on the Sabbath, and there is no record that they ever killed an animal on the Saturday or Sabbath day. The Sabbath was a day of rest, not a day of worship. That is why they were not even to pick up sticks, let alone carry an animal up and have it sacrificed. He also notes this means the Passover could not have been a Saturday Passover, because that would have flown in the face of everything that took place before.