An Investigation of Peter Singer's View of Islamic Slaughter of Animals

The reform movement that took place in the late 20th century about animals changed the attitude towards animals. This has challenged some of the prevailing views in Islam. In the meantime, Peter Singer, the pioneer of animal morality, has opened a milestone in this issue by publishing the book “Animal Liberation”. By criticizing Islam and the religions that allow slaughter, he called the act immoral, voting on the need to avoid it, relying on profitability and reasoning. In this paper, using a descriptive-analytical approach, Singer cannot challenge the slaughter by preserving the religious presuppositions - regardless of the value of judging about the slaughter being ethical or not. Also, his argument is flawed and unacceptable; since in the eyes of religious people slaughtering an animal has benefits for the slaughterer and the slaughtered. Thus, Singer cannot challenge the concept of slaughter in religions since believers daresay there is much more benefit than the suffering of the animal. However, in the context of utilitarianism, slaughter can still be considered a moral matter