Is animal cruelty in the name of religion acceptable?

Although Buddhism is an animal-friendly religion, some aspects of the tradition are surprisingly negative about animals. ... any wrong behaviour will have to be paid for in a future life - so cruel acts to animals should be avoided; Buddhists treat the lives of human and non-human animals with equal respect. read more

Animal cruelty isn’t acceptable for any reason, ever. I will openly denounce religions if they harm animals like that. That’s revolting. Animals are alive just as we are, and they don’t want to be killed for something they have no understanding of like that. I eat meat, I have experience with euthanasia, I get that animals die. read more

Animal Cruelty in the name of Religion. Discussion in 'Every Day Debating' started by Crouton, Sep 21, 2012. read more

Harming animals is widely considered one of the lowest and cruelest acts any human could do. In some cases, religion and superstition have played pivotal r read more