Animals have not always fared well at the hands of Christians. Because the Bible is assumed to give human beings permission to use animals in any way we wish, animals have been killed, skinned, neglected, sheared, milked, imprisoned, tested, and used for transportation, burden bearing, medicine, amusement, and breeding. Because of this man-over-animal mindset, many animals are inhumanely treated because "they don't feel pain" or it just doesn't matter.