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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Indians

Until the 16th century, Indians ate pork. That changed when the country came under the rule of the Muslim Mughal Empire.

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.

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.