Use and abuse of animals, abuse of the environment

• natural resources: Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
• abuse 


  Misuse of the world and the environment.
• Non-renewable resources: a resource that cannot be reused or replaced easily (ex. gems, iron, copper, fossil fuels)
• sustainable development: building and progress that tried to reduce the imapct on the natural world for future generations
• deforestation: the cutting down and clearing away of trees and forests, usually for business needs
• environment: the natural world and surroundings in which one lives
• vegetarian: a person who does not eat meat or fish
• vegan: a person who does not eat food from any animal source
• Proverbs 12:10: The Torah source that tells us that the righteous care for the needs of their animals
• Deuteronomy 25:4: "Do not muzzle an ox while it is threshing"
• Story of Noah's Ark: Teaches us how valuable animals are to God