@ King and Zorilla: On the contrary. If you study animal behaviour of both wild and domesticated animals you will know that they are capable of jealousy (envy), rage (wrath), gluttony, and hording (greed).

How do explain a cow (horse, sheep, or other livestock) that breaks into a feed shed and eats so much it founders and dies? How do you explain a dog attacking its master, or another animal it had previously enjoyed the company of for no apparent reason? I could go on with many more examples.....

Forgot to say I was going for lust and envy with this one. This is a fun theme, and thanks for the comments!

uncommondepth...you're certainly right about the behaviors and feelings, but sin is a concept (as zorilla explained) that relates specifically to human beings. No animals are punished in Dante's great work, "The Inferno."

So top marks for animal behaviors, low marks for sin.

But I still like your photo!

So just because Dante says no animals shall be punished or be capable of sin, does this mean they can't be used to convey the concept? "Pick a sin and try to portray it in an image." If animals are guilty of lust and envy, can't we use them to portray it, or do we need 'knock you on the head' obvious, literal portrayals featuring only people?

Judging by the featured images already I would say that abstract concepts are also effective. I might also point out that the debate of whether animals can be punished for their sins or not is highly dependant on your culture and/or religion. However, onwards........

It's just opinions and I'm the last to say what's relevant and what's not on this theme.

I *still* like your photo.