The Bible consistently denounces cruelty in all its forms, both to people and to animals.

The growing brutality and moral decay of modern society is a clear, visible sign of the times pointing to Christ's imminent return.

The Lamentations show poignant before-and-after vignettes of formerly happy times contrasted with the horror of the present as God punishes Judah.

II Timothy 3:1-5 contains 19 characteristics of carnality. The common denominator is self-absorption and pride, placing the self above others.