Hinduism is a very unique religion when it comes to environment and nature. There are strong rules within the Hinduism religion when it comes to nature, specifically to animals. Paul Dwivedi argues that, “Countries where Hinduism…have been practiced were cited to support the criticism of Thomas Derr, among other, that ‘We are simply being gullible when we take at face value the advertisement for the ecological harmony of non-Western cultures’.” Thomas Derr believed that religions had been destroying our environment by exploiting it. Derr states that Hinduism is more protective of the environment then western countries however, Hindus also exploit and pollute our environment, just at a slower rate. Paul Dwivedi defends Hinduism by stating that,
