Why do most Religions only seem to care about humans and human suffering and forget about innocent animals?

Question

is there a religion that care about animals too?

Answer 1

I so totally agree with you. Where I am now, they treat animals like **** and it makes me so sad and sick. I think we're supposed to care about animals and love them. I was thinking this Christmas how Jesus was born in a manger with all the animals, what a strange place to be born in and then how after he died, . the system of animal sacrifice was supposed to stop. Some of the strong Christians in this area refuse to eat meat or slaughter animals. Blessings to you, I love animals too.

Answer 2

I do believe in caring for animals, But I also am a hunter, I have 2 dogs, they are treated very good, & I have deer around my property, & I watch them in the spring & summer come out into my yard from the woods, But come Deer season, I go hunting on my own land, & I usually get 1 or 2 deers a season. Some animals was put here for food, I know some religious people don't believe in killing at all, Well I am a Christian, & I know God gave some animals to us for food, I hunt for the food first , then the sport & then for a trophy, Those that don't believe in killing anything don't know it, but look how many bugs their car has hit, that poor bug was only doing what it was created to do, & did you know Vegetables & fruits also is alive. I have one brother that is into that teaching of not killing any animals for anything or reason, Yet he goes to the store & buys steaks & hamburgers & pork chops, not even thinking what is worst, me killing them or me paying someone else to do it for me, & this same brother, we ask years ago to go hunting with us, His first remarks was OH NO, we don't believe in killing any kind of animal, But he said he would go fishing with us, well I didn't say anything until I left his house, & my other brother & I said what is the difference in hunting a deer or squirrel, Then killing a fishing worm & a fish, Now do you see how many religions can get caught up into a false ideal.

Answer 3

No,it's not true. Most religion asks people to care for the environment,that means animals as well,you know. In Christianity, God asks humans to rule over the earth and take care of our planet,since humans and animals need each other.

Answer 4

Hello Sahara,

I cannot speak for other religions and I would not deem that to be the correct thing to do anyway. I am a Pagan and a follower of a nature based religion.

We believe in a connection with all things on this planet, and do not place the importance of any one thing over another. If you wish to find out more please check out my 360 page and email me if you like. I will try to answer any questions to the best of my ability.

I hope this helps.
Blessed Be

Answer 5

People tend to forget that God made the animals first & they were here long before man, after he made the earth. When man stopped listening & living amongst the animals & longed for a companion, God made him his human equivalent, Eve.
Now man forgets about the animals, for his own selfishness....mistreats, injures them, takes their fur, ivory, cages them with no food or water.
Soon the tables will turn, & the great feast will begin -as it says so in the Bible.
>You think all the birds all over the cities sitting on wires looking down on you is because they like you ?
'Fraid Not ...... Soon your next on the main course at the great feast buddy.

Answer 6

human beings do be attentive to, all you're able to do is notice that each and each have physique aspects. Heads, eyes, ft. etc. The separation could have take place whilst it grew to become common that human beings shouldn't kill different human beings. properly to get this thought throughout there had to be a reason to no longer do it. we don't do it because of the fact in case you kill one individual then that individual's family participants is going to kill then you definitely your loved ones will kill and it basically messes with society. it somewhat is not a sturdy adequate reason so we had to permit or no longer that is because of the fact a ultimate being did no longer desire it and could take revenge. residing issues for the main area consume residing issues so we had to proceed to kill animals and the two worlds drifted aside. don't get me incorrect, I do have faith in a ultimate capability that talks to us via circumstances like this. i think of at some point human beings will give up eating animals, additionally.

Answer 7

The three monotheists religions care about animals suffering, in the 10 commandments, it is said "you will not kill", it's a general commandment, moreover the 3 religions incite their adepts to make the good, to respect the earth's habitants because God has created them like us...

Answer 8

Budhism and Jainism prohibit slaughter of animals and meat eating ... In Hinduism they believe that God resides in all beings and hence meat eating is avoided by many sections... However it is said that killing to appease hunger (where no vegetable food is available) is not sin... Even Jesus is said to have given His last message with bread and wine instead of meat (here I seem to agree with and like the reply of Annmaree above)...

However as Jesus and Mohammad lived in predominantly desert areas where meat is the prime food, the message would not have been much emphasised.. Even in Tibet (a Budhist area) because of lack of much edible vegetation, meat eating is said to be necessary... But in the plains of India, Ceylon, etc Budhists and Jains do not kill animals or take NV food...

Answer 9

My friends and I raise animals and I'm not all that religonous, but my friends are.... So we should take some action to help the animals as well helping human beings

Answer 10

St Francis of Asisi was the patron saint of animals. He was a catholic priest.