Is it allowed?
Kosher? Halal? Licit?
We asked the scriptures. The short answer is yes, mostly, with footnotes, and each tradition gets a page of its own so nobody’s footnotes get mixed up.
זָנָבJudaismBe a tail to lions.CaudaCatholicismLicit, under the usual conditions.οὐράOrthodox ChristianityPermitted. Oil depends on the day.طاهرIslamPure material, by default.SolaProtestantismShow us the verse.पुच्छHinduismKāma is one of the four aims of life.尾BuddhismRemovable. Hold it lightly.
And briefly
- Shinto
- Inari’s messengers are foxes, and stone foxes guard her shrines all over Japan. The fox tail →
- Jainism
- Ahimsa, harm to no living thing: our fur is vegan. Digambara monks wear nothing at all, so not a tail either.
- Sikhism
- Kesh, uncut hair, is one of the five Ks. Our fur is all synthetic, and we will never ask for a lock of yours.
- Rastafari
- The Lion of Judah, and an ital diet: everything we make is vegan.
- Atheism
- Nobody is watching. Except the cat. The cat tail →