Does God love plants and animals too?

Rusty was the dog everyone should have—loving, playful, and eager to please. He was no ... By virtue of our creation in the image of God, we humans are uniquely special in comparison to all of creation, but that does not mean the rest of creation has no value to God or that he doesn't enjoy it. read more

By their very existence animals: (1) Point to God as creator. Animals are as much the product of God’s creative energy as any other part of creation. (2) Point to God as love. God loves life so much he creates it in seeming endless variety. (3) Point to God as designer. Animals fill a crucial part of the symbiotic relationship between all of creation. read more

III. TREATMENT OF GOD’S ANIMALS TODAY . Animals Are Sentient Beings . CONCLUSION . BIBLIOGRAPHY . INTRODUCTION. God is the creator of everything. He breathed life into animals and man, and made them living souls. We can see a manifestation of the love of God reflected in a mother caring for her new born child and tending to its every need. read more

For most religions, it seems to me that their putative god does not love animals in any meaningful way. The vast majority of religions permit and / or condone animal slaughter, some even mandate particularly cruel slaughterhouse practices. With Judaism, Christianity and Islam, I don’t think they attribute any kind of “soul” to animals. read more