Term 1-8 Animals and Animal Rights

Question 1

Why animals are important

Answer 1

-Food
-Maintain and operate ecosystem (beavers, bees)
-Some animals are viewed as holy in certain religions
-Every animal has its purpose
-Muslims believe that they have been loaned the Earth, so harming animals is essentially harming something that belongs to Allah

Question 2

What do Christians think animals were created for?

Answer 2

For humans to take care of

Question 3

Why does god value humans slightly more than animals? (2)

Answer 3

-Humans are created in god’s image
-They have souls

Question 4

What is an example of god’s care for animals?

Answer 4

Noah’s Ark, he makes Noah preserve all of the animals species

Question 5

What is an example of god caring more for humans?

Answer 5

He let’s Noah eat them

Question 6

How does the bible say to treat animals?

Answer 6

Treat them kindly

Question 7

How often is a test product being tested on an animal actually safe for humans?

Answer 7

Usually, but not always

Question 8

When was animal testing banned?

Answer 8

1998

Question 9

How does Allah views animals?

Answer 9

All living creatures worship Allah in their own way and they should be treated kindly and compassionately and are not to be abused

Question 10

What are things Muslims dislike/avoid when it comes to animals? (5)

Answer 10

-Abusing animals unnecessarily
-Making animals fight for entertainment
-Animal cruelty
-Factory farming (haram)
-Zoos (caging animals)

Question 11

Why is Mohammed a role model for animal treatment to Muslims? (2)

Answer 11

-He would rather cut off a piece of his own cloak than disturb a sleeping cat
-He told someone to return a bird’s eggs to its nest when he saw the distressed mother bird