Animal Sacrifice or Animal Cruelty? Throughout the world there are different religious perspectives towards animal sacrifice. Are they blind to animal cruelty when sacrificing animals? Can they be considered the same as farm owners blinded by profit? In some religions not sacrificing animals will go against the morals of individuals. Animals eaten by humankind, are treated as little more than easy snacks, and not living beings like we are. Harming animals is widely considered one of the cruelest acts any human could do. In many cases, religions and various superstitions have played crucial roles in leading humanity to cause great harm to helpless creatures. The act of animal sacrifice has been in existence for centuries, and over the years
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Kosher food follows strict guidelines based on Jewish tradition. All livestock must be humanely slaughtered by a a butcher certified by a rabbi to kill animals for food as prescribed by Jewish law. The butcher performs a deep slice on the throat of the animal which then causes the animal to become unconscious quickly killing the animal. (Sri Lanka) Before the death however the animals are still treated the same as if they were on any large mass production farm. Just because the animals are put to their deaths quicker by a matter of minutes doesn’t change the fact that the animals were still treated …show more content…
In parts of the world that preclude Muslims from personally sacrificing an animal, Muslims donate money to charitable organizations, which then sacrifice the animal on their behalf and distribute the meat to the poor for an occasion known as Eid-ul-Adha. (Monitor) During this occasion over hundreds of thousands of animals are killed throughout the world and it’s due to a religious sacrifice. (Weekly Blitz) Similar to kosher food, animals that are killed before turning halal are still abused and neglected. The term sacrifice is what blinds people from different religions into killing animals and is also contributing to the rise in animal
Kosher food follows strict guidelines based on Jewish tradition. All livestock must be humanely slaughtered by a a butcher certified by a rabbi to kill animals for food as prescribed by Jewish law. The butcher performs a deep slice on the throat of the animal which then causes the animal to become unconscious quickly killing the animal. (Sri Lanka) Before the death however the animals are still treated the same as if they were on any large mass production farm. Just because the animals are put to their deaths quicker by a matter of minutes doesn’t change the fact that the animals were still treated …show more content…
In parts of the world that preclude Muslims from personally sacrificing an animal, Muslims donate money to charitable organizations, which then sacrifice the animal on their behalf and distribute the meat to the poor for an occasion known as Eid-ul-Adha. (Monitor) During this occasion over hundreds of thousands of animals are killed throughout the world and it’s due to a religious sacrifice. (Weekly Blitz) Similar to kosher food, animals that are killed before turning halal are still abused and neglected. The term sacrifice is what blinds people from different religions into killing animals and is also contributing to the rise in animal