Animal Rights

Question 1

Give three uses of animals and examples

Answer 1

Food - a cow
Work - a guide dog
Transport - a horse
Entertainment - greyhound races
Companionship - a hamster or a cat

Question 2

Give 3 ways humans are superior to animals

Answer 2

HUMANS                                                    
have a moral compass             
make conscious decisions    
made in "image of god"                
ANIMALS
have no moral compass
behave instinctively 
some say they have no souls

Question 3

Give the Christian belief towards animals

Answer 3

Christians are in charge “have dominion over”
but meant to look after animals
“whoever is righteous has regard for its beast”

Question 4

Give the Hindu belief towards animals

Answer 4

all life is sacred (sanctity of life)

all creatures part of BRAHMAN so should be respected

Question 5

Give 3 causes of extinction of animals.

Answer 5

Hunting ie wolves in Britain
Poaching/fur trade ie minks
Destruction of habitat ie pandas

Question 6

Give 2 arguments for and against Zoos

Answer 6

FOR 
helps conservation
protects physically weaker animals
AGAINST
possible cruel/unsuitable conditions 
against the animals will to be there

Question 7

What do most religions agree about zoos?

Answer 7

Zoos are OK if the animals are kept in similar conditions to their habitat. They also agree that zoos help animals through raising awareness and breeding programmes.

Question 8

Give 3 ways to protect animals from exploitation

Answer 8

donate to RSPCA or WSPCC
peaceful protest
write letters of complaint

Question 9

Give 2 arguments for and against organic farming

Answer 9

FOR 
natural/traditional methods
good quality of life for animals
AGAINST
makes food more expensive
takes ages to breed animals

Question 10

Give 2 arguments for and against factory farming

Answer 10

FOR                                                              
meets demand
gives greater profit
makes produced food cheaper
AGAINST
not natural/unethical
cruel to the animals

Question 11

Explain what the term kosher means

Answer 11

Kosher is Jewish food laws and their way of life.
Animals should be killed in a ritualistic manner.
Part of God’s 2nd Covenant with the Isralites
(God led Moses and Co out of Egypt so Moses was like “ hey maybe God knows what it’s doing we should follow more of its commands ie eating kosher foods”)

Question 12

What can christians eat?

Answer 12

Whatever they want. “It’s not about what you eat it’s about what’s in your heart”
List of meats in leviticus.

Question 13

What is meant by halal ?

Answer 13

Muslim food laws/way of life
Halal = anything God has said they can do
Jews and Christians are people of the book so can eat Halal

Question 14

What is a vegetarian?

Answer 14

People who don’t eat meat maybe religious reasons maybe ethical reasons maybe they just don’t like meat

Question 15

What is the Buddhist view on vegetarianism?

Answer 15

It’s the right thing to do as living things should not be killed (according to anchoranga sutra) but since Buddhists are sweg if someone says have some meat they will not refuse.

Question 16

What do Hindus think about vegetarians?

Answer 16

“Meat cannot be obtained without harming living things” which is against their religion therefore veggies are OK. Some do eat meat but never a cow. Cows=sacred.

Question 17

Give 2 arguments for and against the idea that killing for meat is cruel.

Answer 17

FOR
All religions agree life is sacred
Many animals treated in humanely
Hindus belive in ahimsa. (nonviolence)
AGAINST
Humans have "dominion over animals"
Not cruel if killed humanely according to kosher and halal

Question 18

Give religious perspectives on hunting (at least 2)

Answer 18

Hinduism - hunting is cruel. All creatures part of Brahman so should be protected.
Christianity - hunting is fine we’re just exercising our dominion.
Buddhism - hunting/fishing is torment so forbidden by the eight fold path

Question 19

Give 2 arguments for and against animal experimentation.

Answer 19

FOR
potentially helps humans
can test for side effects
can save lives
AGAINST
kills or hurts animals in the process
Chimps also respond differently to drugs than humans in some cases.

Question 20

Which religions accept animals experiments if suffering is kept to a minimum

Answer 20

Sikhism and Christianity

Question 21

Which religions accept animals experiments if it’s to help medical science?

Answer 21

Judaism

Question 22

Which religions accept animal experiments if suffering is kept to a minimum AND if it’s to help medical experiments?

Answer 22

Islam

Question 23

What religion just doesn’t accept any animal experiments

Answer 23

Hinduism

Question 24

“Genetic engineering is playing God”

2 arguments for and against that statement

Answer 24

FOR
Humans should protect animals not alter them
Only God can alter animals
Humans and animals are equal so should be treated equally
AGAINST
Genetic research can also save lives/cure diseases.
Humans are superior and more intelligent than animals
Genetic Engineering can actually be beneficial to animals.

Question 25

Give religious responses to the fur and ivory trade

Answer 25

dominion - Christianity

humans no more than animals - Hindu