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Module 33 模組33 Religion and animal welfare 宗教與動物福利 This module will enable you to 本模組將使您能夠 • Understand some aspects of the perceptions and uses of animals in different religions 了解宗教對動物使用的各種看法(立場) • Comment on religious influences on animal welfare 討論宗教對動物福利的影響 What is religion? 何謂 “宗教”? • General definition 一般定義 – Any specific system of belief about deity 任何特定對神的信仰系統 – Often involves: 通常包括 • Rituals 儀式 • A holy book 神聖的經典 • A code of ethics 倫理教規 • A set of essential beliefs about deity, humanity and the rest of the universe, including what happens after death 對神的成套信仰,人性以及 宇宙萬物,包括死後世界。 Animals and religion 動物與宗教 • Impacts of religions on relationships between humans and animals: 宗教對人與動物之間的關係的影響: – Religious views 宗教與動物 – Sacred animals 聖潔動物 – Religious slaughter 宗教的屠宰儀式 – Animal sacrifice 動物祭祀 Animals and religion 動物與宗教 • Religions influence philosophy, culture and science 宗教會對哲學、文化、與科學都會產生衝擊 • Most religions refer to animals, but not in detail 大部分宗教不特別論及動物 • Many religious and cultural attitudes towards animals are by inference or extension 許多宗教 或文化對動物的態度多來自於推論或擴展的看法。 Examples of different religions 不同宗教的例子 • Henotheistic religions 單一主神教 – Hinduism 印度教 • Non-theistic religions 非神教 – Buddhism 佛教 • Monotheistic religions 一神教 – Sikhism 錫克教 – Judaism 猶太教 – Islam 伊斯蘭教 – Christianity 基督教 Hinduism and Buddhism 印度教與佛教 • Nature is sacred 自然是神聖的 • Humans not more significant than other living beings 人類不比眾生有更深的意義(眾生平等) • Buddhism based on a universal idea of compassion for all life 佛教主張全面的關懷眾生 • Hinduism preaches non-injury and doing what is beneficial to all creatures 印度教宣揚無傷害並且 篤行有益眾生之事 Judaism, Islam and Christianity 猶太教, 回教, 與基督教 • Judaism brings animals into the moral arena 猶太教將動物帶入道德論壇 • Christianity has traditionally emphasised differences between humans and animals but now also promotes compassion 基督教強調人與動物的差異且無憐憫動物 的傳統 • Islam promotes kindness to living creatures 回教強調善待眾生 Attitudes to particular species 對特別物種的態度 • Some species are avoided 不碰的動物 – Pigs are not eaten by Jews or Muslims 猶太教徒或穆斯林不吃豬肉 • Some have been singled out as sacred 有些被尊為聖動物 – Elephants, monkeys, cattle and rodents in Asia 大象、猴子、牛以及鼠類(亞洲) – Reptiles, cats and birds of prey in South America 作為誘餌的爬蟲類、貓、鳥(南美) Sacred animals: Monkeys 聖動物:猴子 • Long-tailed macaques in Bali and Thailand 峇里島與泰國之長尾猴 – Treated as sacred (‘druwe’) 被視為聖潔的動物 – Hundreds may gather to be fed 數百隻猴子被集體餵養 – Wild monkeys join–is religious status adversely altering wild behaviours? 野猴也來向觀光客要食物–這些宗教 情形是否違反了原本之野生行為? Sacred animals: Monkeys 聖動物:猴子 • Rhesus macaques in India印度的恆河獼猴 – ~500,000 monkeys 約有50萬隻恆河獼猴 – 60 % live among humans 其中有60%與 人類一起生活 • Monkeys have a consecrated status in Hinduism where they are viewed as gods 印度教將猴子視為神 Sacred animals: Cattle 聖動物:牛 • Hinduism (e.g. Nepal, India) 印度教(如:尼泊爾、 印度) • Devi (goddess) 女神 • Identified with Aditi (mother of the gods) 神母 • Milk, curd, butter, urine, and dung used in rites of purification and penance 乳,凝乳,奶油,糞做為儀式 之告解物 Sacred animals: Cattle 聖動物:牛 Slaughter of cows is legal in only a few Indian states so some cattle travel long distances by road for slaughter 印度僅少數地區允許屠 宰乳牛, 故大部分乳牛 屠宰前必須長途跋涉到 屠宰場 Religious slaughter: Islam 宗教屠宰:伊斯蘭教 • Dhabh or Zabihah 伊斯蘭教教屠宰稱為Dhabh或Zabihah • Can be carried out by most Muslims (male or female)可由任何穆斯林執行(男性或女性) • Produces Halal meat 產生哈拉肉 • Requires use of a sharp knife and utterance of Allah’s name at the moment the neck is cut 用利刃切頸的一刻要呼叫阿拉 – Death by exsanguination 放血後死亡 Religious slaughter: Judaism 宗教屠宰:猶太教 • Shechita 猶太屠宰稱為Shechita • Carried out by a trained slaughterman (Shochet), licensed by the Rabbinic Commission 猶太屠夫需要受訓並經由拉比委員會核發執照, • Produces Kosher meat 產生潔淨的肉 • The animals must be healthy and without any prior injury 動物必須健康且不能受傷 • The knife must be regularly sharpened 用利刃割頸部動脈與靜脈放血致死 Religious slaughter: Welfare issues 宗教屠宰之福利議題 • Dhabh and Shechita slaughter were ‘best practice’ when introduced 宗教屠宰是當時認為最完美的屠宰方式 • Scientific research indicates that it is possible to bring about rapid insensibility by stunning, then death by bleeding out 科學研究指出完美的屠宰 方式應該是快速致昏然後放血致死 • Without stunning, pain and distress are likely to last significantly longer than the distress caused by stunning 未經快速致昏,疼痛與緊迫的時間會 比經過快速致昏來得長 Cultural and religious sacrifice 文化與宗教的動物獻祭 • Animals are sacrificed in many parts of the world 世界上有許多地區仍然有動物獻祭 – to seek blessings, for festivals, and to appease gods 求福、慶典、討好(安慰)神 Conclusions 結論 • Religious practices and attitudes have some positive, some negative effects on animal welfare 宗教的常規與態度對動物福利有正面與負面的影響。 • Some species have a sacred status in major religions, but this does not automatically imply better welfare 在主要宗教中被[分別為聖]的動物並未自動獲 得較好的福利 • Religious sacrifices are still carried out even where illegal 有些宗教犧牲動物對神祭祀–但做法是違法的 • Awareness of animal welfare is increasing in religious communities 宗教社群對動物福利的議題敏感度逐漸提昇 Further Reading • Carlos, S 1987 Animal sacrifice ritual spurs rights debate in DC. Washington Post, October 30 • Council of Europe 2006 Ethical Eye: Animal Welfare. Council of Europe, Strasbourg • Coward, H 2005 Moral and ethical approaches to the use of animals in religions. In: Exploring the Moral and Ethical Aspects of Genetically Engineered and Cloned Animals, pp. 20-25. Pew Initiative on Food & Biotechnology, Washington, DC • Grandin, T, Regenstein J. Religious slaughter and animal welfare. A discussion for meat scientists. Meat Focus International - March 1994 pages 115-123 Published by : CAB International. Available online at: www.grandin.com/ritual/kosher.slaugh.html • Wheatley, BP 1999 The sacred monkeys of Bali. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Waveland Press, Illinois