Atheists have a poor record in terms of animal abuse (see: [[Atheism and animal abuse]]). Part of the reason is that most atheists are likely East Asians (see: [[Asian atheism]]) and [[East Asia]] does not have an excellent track record in terms of animal abuse - especially in relation to [[cat]]s and [[dog]]s.
Below are some articles related to '''Atheism and animal abuse''':
*[[Atheism and animal abuse]]
*[[Atheists and dog meat eating]] (Dog meat slaughtering in countries with [[state atheism]] is known for its brutality.<ref>*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjbWQAASPcs Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality], ABC News, YouTube
*[https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1644440/love-dog For the love of dog], ''South China Morning Post'', 2015
*[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jill-robinson-mbe-drmedvet-hc/animal-welfare-debate-is-_b_7205164.html Animal Welfare Debate Is Alive and Well in Vietnam]. Huffington Post, 2015
*[https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/700598/Kim-Jong-un-wants-North-Koreans-eat-dog-meat-stamina-food Now Kim Jong-un wants North Koreans to eat DOG for 'stamina food'], ''Express'', August 16, 2016</ref>)
*[[Cat slaughtering practices in China]] ([[Communism|Communist]] China’s cat meat trade is notoriously brutal.<ref>[http://www.hsi.org/news/press_releases/2018/12/cats-saved-china-121118.html 375 cats saved from Chinese slaughterhouse after tip-off from heartbroken cat lover], Humane Society International website</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-29575/The-cat-meat-trade-China.html The cat meat trade in China], Daily Mail</ref>)
*[[Cat meat trade in Vietnam]] (The cat meat trade in communist [[Vietnam]] is known for its barbarity.<ref>[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5818658/video-vietnam-cat-meat-market-pets-butchered/ DROWNED LIKE RATS Gruesome pictures show a cat meat market in Vietnam where terrified pets are caged, killed and cooked], The Sun, March 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/932285/Cat-meat-market-vietnam-gruesome-photos-animal-cruelty-slaughter-drown-boiled-alive-photos ''Inside a sickening cat meat market: Photos reveal the horror of barbaric cat trade''], Express, 2018</ref>)
*[[Atheism and rodent eating#Eating of live mice in China|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]]
== Bestiality in the wake of various irreligious nations passing anti-bestiality laws ==