Selected studies.
These sources help explain why compassion toward animals is not only a personal preference, but a deeply rooted spiritual and moral principle shared across many belief systems.
Buddhism (Dhammapada - Compassion and Conduct)
The Dhammapada: Compassion Begins in the Mind
Hinduism (Bhagavad Gita - Ahimsa / Nonviolence - 16:2)
Ahimsa: Nonviolence as a Way of Life
Judaism (Compassion Toward Living Beings - Deuteronomy 25:4)
Jewish Law: Compassion Toward Animals Is Not Optional
Islam (Prophet Muhammad as Mercy to All Creation - Qur’an 21:107)
Mercy to All Creation — The Heart of Islamic Ethics
Christianity (Service, Compassion, and Moral Responsibility - Matthew 25:40)
"Whatever You Did for the Least of These…"