| Memorial stones for the souls of animals killed for human welfare in Japan. | |
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PMID: 8067987 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In Japan, at the old ports of the whaling industry, at all 365 slaughterhouses of the country, at some of the more than 90 wholesale markets of marine products, and at most of the about 170 testing facilities using laboratory animals, there are memorial stones for the souls of the animals killed for human welfare. Except at the whaling ports, where the memorials often can be dated back to the 17. century, all stones have been erected in the 20. century, most of them during the last 2 decades. The roots of this Japanese folk custom are probably in the prehistoric times of Shintoism. With the introduction of Buddhism in the 6. century, the killing of animals was considered sinful. Following the opening of the country in 1860, slaughterhouses were established. |
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Authors:
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A Kast |
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Berliner und Münchener tierärztliche Wochenschrift Volume: 107 ISSN: 0005-9366 ISO Abbreviation: Berl. Munch. Tierarztl. Wochenschr. Publication Date: 1994 May |
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Created Date: 1994-09-20 Completed Date: 1994-09-20 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0003163 Medline TA: Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr Country: GERMANY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 166-71 Citation Subset: IM; Q |
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Area of Non-Clinical Drug Safety, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Ingelheim/Rhein. |
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Abattoirs
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history* Academies and Institutes / history* Animal Welfare / history Animals History, 15th Century History, 16th Century History, 17th Century History, 18th Century History, 19th Century History, 20th Century History, Ancient History, Medieval Japan Mortuary Practice / history* Religion / history Whales |
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