Pork tenderloin slices on platter.
Why Billions Of People Around The World Don't Eat Pork

NEWS

By BUFFY NAILLON
A pack of Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt.
Kosher Diet
Jews around the world who follow kosher diets don't eat pork. For an animal to be considered kosher, the animal must chew its cud and have a cloven hoof.
Pigs in a farm.
This dietary rule goes back to ancient days and reduces the possibility of infection. Modern science has also brought to light the general uncleanliness of a pig's system.
A Muslim woman shopping for groceries.
Muslims
The dietary laws in the Quran are as old as Jewish food laws, and certain foods, called “haram,” are considered impure, with pork being one of them.
Pigs grazing on a farm.
Chock full of different toxins and bacteria and even certain worms, like the trichinae worm, it isn't an exaggeration to say that Muslims look at pigs as walking trash bins.
The exterior of a Seventh-Day Adventists church.
SDA
Seventh-Day Adventists count among those who don't eat pork for religious reasons. They adhere to Jewish food laws in that they don't eat unclean meats, like pork.
A person cooking vegetarian fried rice.
Since the church’s inception, Adventists not only ate more closely to Jewish food laws but also began adopting a vegetarian diet to bring them closer to the diet of Adam and Eve.
An Indian woman praying.
Indians
Until the 16th century, Indians ate pork. That changed when the country came under the rule of the Muslim Mughal Empire.
Pork chops on a wooden table.
Although many of India's religions don't forbid pork consumption, the influence of the country's Muslim conquerors continues to guide people's food choices today.
A vegan burger on a plate.
Preference
There are also categories of people who choose not to eat meat. They fall into the “vegan” and “cruelty-free” categories and believe that animals have feelings, too.
Their caution concerning the prevention of cruelty to pigs is especially poignant. According to PETA, 170,000 pigs die in painful and cruel ways each year.