It has reached us in the hadiths about zakah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "And in zakah, no very old animal is to be taken, nor a one-eyed (or defective) animal."
And in some narrations the wording is: "Nor an animal with a defect (is to be taken)."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / Q7275