Atheism and animal abuse

Each year thousands of dogs are stolen in China and as many as 20 million dogs are killed in China to satisfy the dog meat industry.[1]

According to ABC News, gruesome techniques are used in Chinese dog slaughterhouses.[2]

China has the world's largest atheist population.[3] It also has state atheism (See: China and atheism).

Most atheists in the world are East Asian (see: Asian atheism).

For more information, please see: Atheists and dog meat eating

Below are some articles related to Atheism and animal abuse:

* Atheists and dog meat eating (Dog meat slaughtering in countries with state atheism is known for its brutality.[4])

* Cat slaughtering practices in China (Communist China’s cat meat trade is notoriously brutal.[5][6])

* Cat meat trade in Vietnam (The cat meat trade in communist Vietnam is known for its barbarity.[7][8])

* Eating of live mice in China (See: China and atheism and Asian atheism)

* Atheism and bestiality

* Irreligion and the treatment of horses

* Dietary practices of atheists

## Contents

* 1 Atheism, psychopathy and animal abuse
* 1.1 Animal abuse and psychopathy
* 2 Atheism, women and the animal rights movement
* 3 Irreligion and the treatment of horses
* 3.1 Irreligion and the consumption of horse meat
* 3.2 Irreligious Britain, sexual mutilations of horses and stabbings of horses
* 4 Dietary practices of atheists
* 5 Christianized world and dog/cat meat eating
* 6 Atheism and veganism
* 7 Wuhan coronavirus epidemic: Tens of thousands of pets in China to be slaughtered by authorities
* 8 Kosher meat slaughtering methods and the priorization of animal welfare
* 9 Religion and veganism
* 10 See also
* 11 External links
* 12 References

## Atheism, psychopathy and animal abuse[edit]

See also: Atheism, psychopathy and animal abuse and Atheism and psychopathy

A psychopath is someone with an anti-social personality disorder characterized by violent, perverted or immoral behavior often leading to criminality. Psychopaths have little or no concern for other people. Some psychopaths equate love with sexual arousal.[9]

A 2016 study relating to atheism and psychopathy published in Plus One indicates:

“  |  Similarly, a survey of 312 college students examining the relationship between Religious/Spiritual Well-Being (RSWB) and ‘dark triad’ personality traits found that “RSWB was confirmed to be negatively correlated with these negative aspects of personality, in particular with subclinical psychopathy.”

...moral concern is associated with a spiritual worldview.[10]

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According to the 2014 journal article Correlates of psychopathic personality traits in everyday life: results from a large community survey published in the journal Frontiers of Psychology lack of belief in God is positively associated with psychopathy.[11]

For additional information, please see: Atheism and psychopathy

### Animal abuse and psychopathy[edit]

Mark D. Griffiths Ph.D. wrote in Psychology Today:

“  |  Studies carried out by Dr. Phillip Kavanagh and his colleagues have examined the relationship between the three Dark Triad personality traits and attitudes towards animal abuse and self-reported acts of animal cruelty. They found that the psychopathy trait is related to intentionally hurting or torturing animals, and was also a composite measure of all three Dark Triad traits.[12] |  ”

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## Atheism, women and the animal rights movement[edit]

See: Atheism, women and the animal rights movement

## Irreligion and the treatment of horses[edit]

See also: Irreligion and the treatment of horses

Although horses are seen as an intelligent animal by many and a useful partner in getting work accomplished in many areas around the world, there are irreligious countries that also see horses as a source of food.[13]

For more information, please see: Irreligion and the treatment of horses

### Irreligion and the consumption of horse meat[edit]

See: Irreligion and the consumption of horse meat

### Irreligious Britain, sexual mutilations of horses and stabbings of horses[edit]

* Irreligious Britain, sexual mutilations of horses and stabbings of horses

## Dietary practices of atheists[edit]

* Dietary practices of atheists (Dietary habits of various secular regions)

## Christianized world and dog/cat meat eating[edit]

In the Christianized world (or countries that have a Christian legacy), where Christians make up the majority of the population, dog/cat eating is not common.

## Atheism and veganism[edit]

See: Atheism and veganism

Most atheists are not vegans (see: Atheism and veganism).

The majority of atheists are likely East Asian (see: Asian atheism).[14]

China has the world's largest atheist population (See: China and atheism).[15][16]

An estimated 4 to 5 percent of Chinese are vegetarians.[17]

## Wuhan coronavirus epidemic: Tens of thousands of pets in China to be slaughtered by authorities[edit]

See also: Atheism and the coronavirus pandemic

* Tens of thousands of pets in China to be slaughtered by authorities (China have been ordered to KILL their animals or risk them being culled by the the government)

## Kosher meat slaughtering methods and the priorization of animal welfare[edit]

Orthodox Jews.

* Jewish and Muslim methods of slaughter prioritise animal welfare Jewish and Muslim methods of slaughter prioritise animal welfare by Shuja Shafi and Jonathan Arkush, The Guardian, March 6, 2014

See also:

* Dr. David Macht, the Mosaic law and animal toxicity tests

* The Bible and health

## Religion and veganism[edit]

* Religion and veganism/vegetarianism

* Christian/Jewish vegetarianism

## See also[edit]

Dogs being butchered in Guangdong, China.

For more information, please see: Atheists and dog meat eating

* USA states: Religion/irreligion and percentage of dog owners

* Judaism and dogs

* Atheism and morality

* Animal cruelty

## External links[edit]

Dog meat trade in China and Vietnam:

* Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality, ABC News
* China's Dog Meat Festival, The New York Times
* Dining on Dogs in Yulin: VICE Reports
* The cruel dog meat and fur trade in China - ANIMAL Equality investigation \- video
* Stealing pet dogs for meat in Vietnam

Cat meat trade in China and Vietnam:

* Cat meat trade in China \- video
* Cats on the menu in Vietnam despite being illegal

Theism and animal suffering:

* God, Evil and Animal Suffering

## References[edit]

1. ↑ The Chinese Government Must Stop Pet Dogs Being Stolen For Meat by JERRY GADIANO, Unilad website
2. ↑ Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality, ABC News, YouTube
3. ↑ *Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)*A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live, Washington Post By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013
4. ↑ *Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality, ABC News, YouTube
* For the love of dog, South China Morning Post, 2015
* Animal Welfare Debate Is Alive and Well in Vietnam. Huffington Post, 2015
* Now Kim Jong-un wants North Koreans to eat DOG for 'stamina food', Express, August 16, 2016
5. ↑ 375 cats saved from Chinese slaughterhouse after tip-off from heartbroken cat lover, Humane Society International website
6. ↑ The cat meat trade in China, Daily Mail
7. ↑ DROWNED LIKE RATS Gruesome pictures show a cat meat market in Vietnam where terrified pets are caged, killed and cooked, The Sun, March 2018
8. ↑ Inside a sickening cat meat market: Photos reveal the horror of barbaric cat trade, Express, 2018
9. ↑ Robert D. Hare (2011). Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us. Guilford Press, 52\. ISBN 978-16062-35782.
10. ↑ Why Do You Believe in God? Relationships between Religious Belief, Analytic Thinking, Mentalizing and Moral Concern by Anthony Ian Jack , Jared Parker Friedman, Richard Eleftherios Boyatzis, Scott Nolan Taylor, Plus One, March 23, 2016
11. ↑ Correlates of psychopathic personality traits in everyday life: results from a large community survey by Scott O. Lilienfeld, Robert D. Latzman, Ashley L. Watts, Sarah F. Smith, and Kevin Dutton, Frontiers of Psychology, 2014
12. ↑ [The Psychology of Animal Torture] by Mark D. Griffiths Ph.D., Psychology Today, Nov 23, 2016
13. ↑ 21 Intriguing Horse Meat Consumption Statistics
14. ↑ Most atheists are not white & other non-fairy tales, Discover magazine
15. ↑ Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)
16. ↑ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live, Washington Post By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013
17. ↑ Vegetarianism by country