Practice responsible stewardship of nature
Protect land, water, air, habitats, and future generations.
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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Avoid cruelty to animals
Do not cause needless suffering to sentient creatures.
Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions
A mapping is not a verified quotation. Workbook labels are preserved. An absent mapping does not mean rejection. We do not rank the moral worth of any system.
- Religious systems
- 20/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 16/41
- Represented systems
- 36/93
- Specific anchors*
- 0/36
38.5%
39.0%
38.7%
0.0%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Do not cause needless suffering to sentient creatures.
This is the atlas’s definition, not a substitute for a tradition’s own interpretation. Scope, exceptions and translations require review of each source.
Preserved calculation difference
The original index differs from recomputed unique-system or specific-anchor counts. Both are retained; the source file is unchanged.
All Systems: source 94 · recomputed 93
Overall %: source 38.3 · recomputed 38.7097
Evidence, mapping by mapping
36 selected mappings
Red Cross and Red Crescent Humanitarian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Seven Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Open original source ↗ www.icrc.org
Official framework-level anchor · International humanitarian ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7081. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship
Open original source ↗ quaker.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7082. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Secular Humanism · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Amsterdam Declaration
Open original source ↗ humanists.international
Tradition-level research anchor · Modern nonreligious ethics
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7083. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Seventh-day Adventist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
General Conference fundamental beliefs, official statements, and Christian behavior guidance
Open original source ↗ gc.adventist.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7084. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Official fundamental beliefs on Christian behavior, stewardship, health, family, and salvation
Open original source ↗ adventist.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal wording, translation, historical setting, institutional authority, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7085. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Shinto · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Jinja Honcho educational materials
Open original source ↗ www.jinjahoncho.or.jp
Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7086. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Sikhism · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Guru Granth Sahib and Sikh ethical principles
Open original source ↗ www.sikhcoalition.org
Tradition-level research anchor · Dharmic
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7087. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Tibetan Buddhist Universal Responsibility · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Dalai Lama teachings on compassion, nonviolence, environment, and universal responsibility
Open original source ↗ www.dalailama.com
Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7088. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Trustworthy AI Ethics (UNESCO/OECD) · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
UNESCO Recommendation on AI Ethics and OECD AI Principles
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · Technology and international ethics
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7089. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Bioethics and Human Rights · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights and Human Genome Declaration
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International bioethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7090. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Climate Change Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Declaration of Ethical Principles in relation to Climate Change
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International environmental ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify the exact article, context, legal or ethical status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7091. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Future Generations Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations Towards Future Generations
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International intergenerational ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify the exact article, context, legal or ethical status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7092. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Church of Christ Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official justice, peace, inclusion, and creation-care ministries
Open original source ↗ www.ucc.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7093. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Methodist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
United Methodist Social Principles and Social Creed
Open original source ↗ www.umc.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Verify the exact section and scope before quoting; framework-level mappings identify strong ethical analogues.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7094. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Universal Human Rights · Tradition-level research anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Open original source ↗ www.un.org
Tradition-level research anchor · International ethics
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7095. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
WMA Declaration of Geneva · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
World Medical Association Physician's Pledge
Open original source ↗ www.wma.net
Official framework-level anchor · Professional medical ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, institutional status, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7096. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
World Organisation for Animal Health Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Avoid cruelty to animals · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
WOAH animal-welfare standards and Five Freedoms
Open original source ↗ www.woah.org
Official framework-level anchor · International animal-welfare ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7097. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
History and geography: source limits
This edition does not supply a historical genealogy or coordinates for this teaching. Transmission, invention, population and geographic presence are not inferred from a mapping.
Explore connections in the same category
Shared systems in the corpus, not evidence of historical influence.
Respect life broadly
Cultivate reverence for living beings.
Protect water and food sources
Preserve the purity and availability of basic necessities.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 183 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 119 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 20 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 20 |
| Religions Sharing | 20 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 38.5 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 16 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 39 |
| All Systems Sharing | 36 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 38.3 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 0 |
| Direct Evidence % | 0 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 98.7 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | -0.5 |
Moderately shared across both spheres