Consequently, conflicts and wars constantly arise here and there, pitting men and nations against each other. People do not understand that since they kill so many animals indiscriminately and without restraint, they, in turn, must be killed in war or various conflicts. Indeed, wars and conflicts constantly break out in the world, killing countless people in a manner even more cruel than the cruelty inflicted on animals. Sometimes, during war, soldiers detain their enemies in concentration camps where they are subjected to atrocious deaths.

Such are the consequences of the unrestricted hunting and slaughter of animals. People who die in this way then suffer the consequences of their karma, or sinful acts committed in their previous lives.

Those who do not feel responsible for the killing of animals, but who mindlessly feed on their flesh, are nonetheless guilty.

Similarly, according to the law of karma, or the law of action and reaction, or the law of cause and effect, the one who allows an animal to be killed, the one who commits the murderous act, the one who sells the flesh of the slaughtered animal, the one who prepares it, the one who buys such food, and the one who eats it, are all responsible for the suffering inflicted on the animal.

Jesus clarified this: those who feed on animal flesh are, in fact, feeding on corpses.

This mentality of killing animals without thought and coldness makes the hearts of many so hard that it becomes easy to kill human beings without any restraint. Isn't this the case today?

Why does God punish those who do evil?

There are two kinds of punishment: that which a warrior inflicts on his enemy, and that which a son receives from his father. However, there is obviously a huge difference between the two.

God harbors no enmity toward any living being: humans, animals, and plants. On the contrary, He is always concerned for the well-being of all without exception, and when He punishes, His punishment is comparable to that of a father chastening his son. If He punishes those who do evil in any form, it is solely to bring them to reason, to make them realize their error, so that they can correct themselves, become better, and never do it again. On the other hand, the punishment or chastisement allows us to understand that they thus erase the guilty act committed in their previous life, that they reduce the number of sins accumulated during each of their past lives, that they must make the resolution never to start again, that they turn towards God, obey him, do his divine will, do penance, repent, and end up loving one another with unconditional love.