Executive Summary : Jesus’ revolutionary goals w.r.t. animal well-being were twofold. He sought the abolition of animal sacrifice as well as 'meatism,' the consumption of flesh. The two are closely intertwined because meatism is the sacrifice of innocent animals to the belly-idol (Prov 23:20-21; Phil 3:19). Notably, Jesus admonished the Pharisees, quoting Hosea 6:6, "Go and learn what this means: I desire compassion rather than sacrifice " (Matt 9:13 NASB). Jesus' revoluti

Summary : In reply to a fan's question as to whether God cares about animals, Pastor Billy Graham assured (2010) him that God is indeed concerned about the animals whom He made and called good (Gen. 1:21-25); and a righteous man cares for the needs of his animal (Proverbs 12:10). However, Graham's favourite foods were actually canned Vienna sausage, pork, and ice-cream with lard icing (Rossman 2018). Now, how is it "caring" to have innocent creatures of God pushed into a gas