... held accountable for killing unjustly on the day of judgement. The Hadith says that if a human kills anything larger than a sparrow, with unjust cause, that 'sparrow' will cry out on judgement day, saying 'O Lord! That person killed me for nothing, and not for any useful purpose!' Similarly in Christianity it is believed that God has made humans stewards of His creation and that they have a responsibility, as Christians, to protect his Earth. Animals, being part of God's creation, should therefore also be protected and respected as. In Christianity there has been a growing awareness in the last twenty years concerning the rights of animals. A Catholic Archbishop said that 'God has the right to have all his creatures treated with proper respect '. Even though the Bible does teach that humanity has a superiority over the rest of God's creation, it is still believed that a ...

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