Don't you think animal rights come before religious rituals?

[Jake]

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timsta...um=twitter

[jamus]

No! Animals serve man , We tame the beast .

[Mr Haney]

claiming superiority does not justify acting without thinking
animal abusers should go to jail

[Fireball]

HELL NO THEY HAVE NO RIGHTS...HUMANS BUY THEIR FOOD.

[auskiwi101]

Of course. Only scum would think otherwise

[Carl Williams]

Nope animals were put here to serve man they are just like rocks or trees simply tools. Animal sacrifices aren't that bad seeing how the meat from a proper sacrifice is ate and its bones and fur are used the blood and the animals soul are all that gets offered up to God.

[Atarah Derek]

Rights are something handed down by the highest authorities. As stewards of our world, we humans have authority over the animals. Which means that our rights come first. We do NOT have the right to torture animals, but we do have the right to use them as we would any other resource in our world. We are stewards; we are leasing this planet, which means that while we can modify it as we please, we are also charged with leaving it better than we found it.

So what does this mean for animals? We can slaughter them for consumption, euthanize them when they become so old and sick that they spend every waking hour in pain, and use their products (fur, eggs, meat, etc.) to better our lives. So long as we understand and respect their beauty and importance in this world. Torturing an animal does nothing to benefit us, and it only puts the animal in a lot of unnecessary pain. Therefore we don't have the right to do it.

As for religions that slaughter animals as part of their rituals, this is acceptable so long as the carcass is put to use instead of being wasted (wasting resources is bad stewardship, and any religion that condones it is wrong; in the Old Testament, the priests were given part of the sacrifice to eat), and so long as the animal is dispatched using the most humane method available. Slitting a goat's jugular and letting it bleed out is a common practice in communities that rely on that goat's meat, and it's relatively painless for the animal. So it's not unacceptable to use this method when preparing an animal for sacrifice. If that's how you are permitted to kill it before you eat it, that's how you are permitted to kill it before you sacrifice it.

[Oleg]

No, animal rights are nonsense mostly, used by some people to scam animal lovers of their money.
True faith in God and Lord Jesus Christ involves love to Him and all His creation, starting with your neighbor.

[gregory]

no

humans come before animals

[jimbo]

I suppose so if animals have rights. You're here concerned about animal rights and animals being killed in the name of religious rituals but where's the outrage concerning babies in the womb being killed even as you posted your hypocritical comment and questions? Surely THEY have the right to live more than animals.