To them animals are tools, not feeling creatures. And in their defense for virtually all of human history, except for recently animals were always tools. Judai

To them animals are tools, not feeling creatures. And in their defense for virtually all of human history, except for recently animals were always tools. Judaism actually has a law called "Tza'ar ba'alei chayim" which prohibits unnecessary suffering to animals, and mandates a procedure for painless slaughter. This was unprecedented for its time - back then no one cared at all.