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  1. Mar 17, 2015 · Stories like a cat or a dog deliberately set on fire, or kittens being put in boxes and thrown out with the trash to be crushed by machines. The humane society has reported that of 1880 cases in 2007 64.5% involved dogs, 18% involved cats and 25% to other animals (Humanesociety.org).

  2. Nov 25, 2014 · We are shown, once again, God’s reverence for animals through two of the Savior’s names: Lamb of God and Good Shepherd. It’s not necessary to have a pet if one doesn’t enjoy the company of animals, but God has made it clear that animals of all kinds should be treated with kindness and respect.

  3. Aug 3, 2009 · Christian thinking downgraded animals for three main reasons: Not all leading Christians disparaged animals. Some of the saints demonstrated that virtuous Christians treated animals...

  4. Jun 27, 2018 · Many Christians believe that they have a divine permission to kill animals for food, fur and other human uses. The objective of this chapter is to take issue with this common notion by critically looking at the way theological concepts like “the Will of...

    • Kurt Remele
    • kurt.remele@uni-graz.at
    • 2018
  5. At Franciscan churches, a friar with brown robe and white cord often welcomes each animal with a special prayer. The Blessing of Pets usually goes like this: Blessed are you, Lord God, maker of all living creatures. You called forth fish in the sea, birds in the air and animals on the land.

  6. If animals are raised specifically for a purpose, like minks for furs, then they should be treated with care and not with cruelty. The waste or the mistreatment of animals is an affront to our human dignity and thereby sinful. (Cf. the Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 2418.)

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  8. Mar 10, 2021 · There technically is no problem of animal suffering because animal pain and suffering is not intrinsically bad, but necessary for non-human animal flourishing. Moreover, non-human animal suffering is not something morally significant for God to allow because there are no persons in the non-human animal kingdom.

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