&gt; Saddlebagging is about adopting sexual practices adopted specifically to prevent procreation<p>On that level it&#x27;s not different from any kind of contraception, also widely done in humanity, so not really insightful there. It&#x27;s interesting to me only because it&#x27;s a religious &quot;trick,&quot; a way to do something what is formally not forbidden. Like<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.scientificamerican.com&#x2F;thoughtful-animal&#x2F;once-upon-a-time-the-catholic-church-decided-that-beavers-were-fish&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.scientificamerican.com&#x2F;thoughtful-animal&#x2F;once-u...</a><p>&quot;Once Upon A Time, The Catholic Church Decided That Beavers Were Fish&quot;<p>...in order to eat their meat at the times of fasting. The rest of the article has more examples.