I will make no mention of my personal views on religion, but I am interested in how humanity arrives at certain views regarding animal treatment. One interesting article I stumbled upon was on Huffington Post recently:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristin-m-swenson-phd/the-bible-and-human-domin_b_681363.html
Kristin Swenson discusses the bible and how it instructs it’s followers to have “Dominion” over animals. She tries to understand how most christians interpret this passage and whether it means humans should basically dominate animals or whether humans should care for animals. I found it an interesting article.