I’m not aware of any Western religion that says cruelty to animals is a sin.
FWIW I’ll provide some institutional references:
The current Catechism of the Catholic Church section 2418 reads, in part: “It is contrary to human dignity to cause animals to suffer or die needlessly.” The 1908 Catholic Encyclopedia goes into more detail.
I also searched for statements by the largest Protestant denominations. I found nothing by the EKD. The SBC doesn’t take official positions but the Humane Society publishes a PDF presenting Baptist thinking that is favorable to animals.
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism website has lots of minor references to animal welfare. One specific example is that they appear to endorse the Humane Farm Animal Care Standards.
The largest Muslim organization that I found reference to, the Nahdlatul Ulama, does not appear to have any official stance on treatment of animals.
FWIW I’ll provide some institutional references:
The current Catechism of the Catholic Church section 2418 reads, in part: “It is contrary to human dignity to cause animals to suffer or die needlessly.” The 1908 Catholic Encyclopedia goes into more detail.
I also searched for statements by the largest Protestant denominations. I found nothing by the EKD. The SBC doesn’t take official positions but the Humane Society publishes a PDF presenting Baptist thinking that is favorable to animals.
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism website has lots of minor references to animal welfare. One specific example is that they appear to endorse the Humane Farm Animal Care Standards.
The largest Muslim organization that I found reference to, the Nahdlatul Ulama, does not appear to have any official stance on treatment of animals.