Religious Traditions of Eating Meat
The eating of meat within Jewish religious traditions are controlled by the set of Jewish dietary laws Kashrut which allows meat that may be consumed according to halakha (Jewish law) and termed kosher and meat that is not in accordance with Jewish law and called treif. Causing unnecessary pain to animals is prohibited by the principle of Tza'ar Ba'alei Chayim.
Similarly, Islamic Law has the dietary guidelines of Halal.
In Christianity, in times of fasting, that is practised by some Christians like members of Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, Greek Catholic Church and others. In this time it is prohibited to eat meat. Rules of fasting also vary.
Sikhs and Hindus that eat meat must eat animals that are killed in one blow known as Jhatka. For Sikhs any ritually slaughtered meat is forbidden and is known as Kutha meat. Observant Hindus, even though they might eat the meat of other animals, almost always abstain from beef, and the slaughter of cows is considered a heinous sin in mainstream Orthodox Hinduism.
Read more about this topic: Ethics Of Eating Meat
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