Religious quotations for animals Flashcards
Arguments against vegetarianism Christianity
“Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you green plants, I now give you everything.”
Free-range farming doesn’t cause animals distress
“Eat the lawful good food that Allah has provided for you. He has forbidden carrion, blood and swine flesh”
Arguments for vegetarianism
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat” - can feed ten times more people
“Abstain from killing” - animals have souls and are sentient
Arguments for animal experimentation
“God said to the humans: … Rule over the fish and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” - Stewardship
Vaccines treated many diseases “I was sick and you looked after me”
God gave us intelligence
Islam: Permitted to use animals to attempt to find a cure for disease
Arguments against animal experimentation
“We are not masters of this earth. It belongs to God and he has entrusted us with its safekeeping. His trustees are responsible for maintaining the unity of his creation its wildlife and natural environment.” - Declaration at Assisi
Results of testing not transferrable to humans, different genetic make-up. Ryan Wilson toes and fingers amputated.
Islam: Stories are told of Muhammad’s kindness to animals.
Animals have had legal rights since the 13th century
Buddhism - animals have souls
Arguments against Factory Farming
“We are not masters of this Earth. It belongs to God and he has enrtusted us with its safe-keeping. His trustees are responsible for maintaining the unity of his creation its wildlife and natural environment.”
Prophet Muhammad “Ride them (animals) when they are fit, and eat them when they are fit.” - Animals must be looked after even if they are raised for slaughter
“The Body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit” - better meat quality
Arguments for Factory Farming
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat” - LEDCs, feed more
Islam quotations that shows kindness towards animals
Stories of Muhammad being kind to human
In Islam, animals have had legal rights since the 13th century.
Arguments against animals for sports
If someone kills a sparrow for sports, the sparrow will cry out on the Day of Judgement. “Oh Lord! That person killed me for nothing! He didn’t kill me for any useful purpose.”
“Are not two sparrows sold for five pennies? yet not one of them is forgotten by God.”
Religious person buying clothes made from real fur?
Involves slaughter of animals / often threatened species / often result of poaching / question of legality / respect for created life / principle of ahimsa / fake fur is just as good / socially unacceptable etc.
Some animals bred for their fur / no different than keeping animals for meat or using their skins for leather / if an animal is killed for its meat why not use its fur / traditional / cultural / dominion / economic benefits / keeps people warm
Islam on Animal experimentation
The Qur’an teaches that animals have feelings and purpose in their lives Muhammad told many stories concerning the welfare of animals
Stewardship
Animals, if worked, should be shown consideration
Scientific experiments should not involve cruelty and should only be done for important medical research
No repetition experiments
Use of pain relief not for self inflicted illness Not performed by students.
