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Sanctity of Life
Life is sacred because it's god given
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Halal meat
Meat that's has been prepared by a Muslim butcher. The name of Allah is spoken over the animal which is then killed painlessly by having its throat cut and blood drained
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Assisi declaration
Leaders from all six world religions met to make statements about the welfare of animals
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Free-range farming
Farming that allows the animal to roam free and behave naturally
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Factory farming
What animals are used for meat or dairy products, but are kept indoors in very small spaces
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Vegan
A person who will not use. And animal product (dairy, meat, leather etc)
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Animal exports
The selling of animals to other countries
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Ivory trade
Selling the ivory from elephant tusks often illegally
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Ohito declaration
A statement of religious concern for the protection of the environment including animals on behalf of god
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Stewardship
The idea that believers have a duty it look after the environment including animals on behalf of god
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Vivisection
The cutting of an animals for scientific experiments
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What are some of the uses of animals?
Entertainment (zoos, circuses, aquariums) clothing, transport, work, food, pets, medical and cosmetic experiments
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Arguments for zoos, safari parks and aquariums.
Gives people an overt unity to see animals they'd usually not be able to see, provides educational moppet unities, could help endangered animals (breeding programs)
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Arguments against zoos, safari parks and aquariums
Some zoos don't provide suitable environments for the animals, sometimes animals can be kept in cramped condition and could become stressed, it's unnatural
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Christian teachings on zoos, safari parks and aquariums
Zoos are okay, as long as the animals have the right conditions to live in (space) and that animals are respected and valued
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Muslim teachings on zoos, safari parks and aquariums
Muslims do not agree with zoos as caging an animals is haram (forbidden) and they are born as khalifahs so should care and look after animals
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Arguments for using animals as pets, transport and work
Pets can benefit their owner by providing them companionship and exercise, animals all over the world are used for transporting people or good (always been like this)
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Arguments against using animals as pets, transport and work
Sometimes animals are poorly looked after, animals are forced/ trained to like an unnatural life style
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Christian teachings on using animals as pets, transport and work
There are no objections unless the animals are treated unkindly, animals were created to help humans (support people)
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Muslim teachings on using animals as pets, transport and work
Working animals must not be beaten or overworked, they must be well fed and watered and must have lots of space to live in
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Arguments for using animals for sport
Animals enjoy competing and some animals were bred for sport
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Arguments against using animals for sport
Hunting and bullfighting is seen as cruel and degrading, the animals don't have a choice and many animals suffer from many problems (exhaustion)
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Christian teachings on using animals for sport
Hunting us justified as god told humans to bring animals under their control, however some see animals as gods creation (hurting his creation)
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Muslim teachings on using animals for sport
Animals have feelings and reasons for living, animals may be hunted for food but not for sport or fun
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Arguments for the fur and ivory trade
If humans can kill animals for food and their skin for leather goods why can't their fur be used for coats? And it's natural (people have been doing it for 100's of years)
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Arguments against the fur and ivory trade
Most people think it's wrong to kill an elephant for their tusks, some methods of killing the animals leave the animals conscious when there fur is removed
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Christian teachings on the fur and ivory trade
Animals and birds are gods creation and are valuable to god so we must protect them
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Muslim teachings on the fur and ivory trade
Animals can feel and have a reason to live so animals can be hunted for food but not for sport or fun
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Arguments for animal experiments
Many useful vaccinations that cure diseases have been developed this way,
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Arguments against animal experiments
It's cruel to treat animals this way as they can feel pain and suffer fear, testing animals for cosmetics and toiletries is now against the law
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Muslim teachings on animal experiments
Caging animals in forbidden but if the animals are used to find cures for diseases if suffering is minimal it's okay, animals cannot be tested on for cosmetics though
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Christian teachings on animal experiments
Humans are more superior to animals (humans have authority) so testing for medical reason did okay, but testing on animals for cosmetics is not okay
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Advantages and disadvantages of free-range farming
Advantages: animals have a good quality of life. Disadvantage: free-range products are more expensive to buy
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Advantages and disadvantages of factory farming
Advantages: food production is more efficient and is cheaper. Disadvantages: animals are cramped and are treated very badly, animals also suffer and could feel distressed.
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Reasons why people become vegan or vegetarian
Don't like harming animals, don't like meat, part of their religion, don't like meat
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Christian views on vegetarianism
Most Christians eat meat because after the flood, Noah was told that he could eat the animals. However sone recent farming methods could cause some Christians to become vegetarian
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Muslim views on vegetarianism
Muslims can eat meat but only halal meat, but vegetarian alternatives can be eaten if halal meat isn't on offer, Muslims can't eat pig as in the qur'an it teaches that carrion, blood and pork is haram (forbidden)
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Christian teachings on the treatment of animals
Some Christians think that god wants them to be stewards of the earth "god provided all kinds of grain and all kinds of fruit to eat" "are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by god"
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Islamic teachings on the treatment of animals
Humans are khalifahs so they should look after Allah's creation "whoever kills anything bigger than a sparrow without a just cause, Allah will hold him accountable for it"
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Halal meat

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Meat that's has been prepared by a Muslim butcher. The name of Allah is spoken over the animal which is then killed painlessly by having its throat cut and blood drained

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Assisi declaration

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Free-range farming

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Factory farming

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