As it is not possible to filter muddy water through mud, or purify a wine-stained pot with wine, it is not possible to counteract the killing of men by sacrificing animals.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
यथा पङ्केन पङ्काम्भः सुरया वा सुराकृतम् । भूतहत्यां तथैवैकां न यज्ञैर्मार्ष्टुमर्हति
yathā paṅkena paṅkāmbhaḥ surayā vā surākṛtam | bhūtahatyāṃ tathaivaikāṃ na yajñairmārṣṭumarhati
SB 1.8.52