The pig is a ritually unclean animal, just like a dog, cat, big cat, wolf, monkey, donkey, crocodile, etc. Normally people don’t eat the other listed unclean animals but many people, especially Christians, eat pork. Now you have to ask yourself “why don’t we eat cats and dogs” before you ask “why don’t Muslims and Jews eat pork?”. You may say that the mere thought of eating dog meat makes you nauseous and disgusted, well we get the same revolting feeling when we think about how you people eat pork. When I was younger I used to work as a dishwasher in a restaurant, and in the morning they would prepare bacon and so I remember the revolting smell of it and thought to myself how can people eat such a dirty thing. As you know the pig is an unclean animal which feeds on its own filth. It was not meant to be eaten. In our Islamic religious tradition, we know that the kind of food you eat has a spiritual impact on you too. Those who eat pork begin to take on the attributes of the pig such as shamelessness, excessive lust, gluttony, and low morals.
