Animal rights and religion - Topics

Why Jain ascetics sweep the ground before they walk Beef avoidance among Hindus varies by region and by caste Jain monks sweep the ground before walking — how far does ahimsa extend? Do Buddhist teachings actually require vegetarianism? Does ahimsa require vegetarianism or only the avoidance of killing What ahimsa rules out of a Jain diet How the animal welfare movement borrowed arguments from religious ethics How factory farming looks from inside religious moral traditions How the Jain idea of one-sensed beings extends moral concern to plants What halal and kosher slaughter rules require and where welfare objections land How stunning before slaughter splits religious authorities and regulators Why many Hindus are vegetarian and many others are not Do animals have souls in Islamic and Christian theology How Buddhist monastic rules treat meat that is offered as alms Why animal sacrifice persists in Santería and how US courts have treated it How papal teaching on animals changed from the catechism to Laudato si What Eid al-Adha sacrifice requires and how abattoirs handle it today What the Hebrew Bible's sacrificial rules imply about the status of animals