Coalition for Animals
Coalition for Animals is an umbrella organization for several groups, some of them religiously oriented, that seek the “end of all animal domination.” It is based in Somerville, N.J.
Coalition for Animals is an umbrella organization for several groups, some of them religiously oriented, that seek the “end of all animal domination.” It is based in Somerville, N.J.
Best Friends Animal Society is a nonprofit in Kanab, Utah, that runs an animal sanctuary and many programs that benefit animals. Its Best Friends Network is an online gathering space for people concerned about animals. It has an animals and religion section on its website.
Read a Nov. 17, 2001, Toledo Blade article about the Christian Deer Hunters Association.
Read a Sept. 4, 2005, Washington Post article about religious rites for animals.
Read an Aug. 22, 2007, New York Times story about changes taking place in the agricultural industry as increasing numbers of the faithful seek to reconcile their religious beliefs and the foods they consume.
Read a Nov. 6, 2007, Los Angeles Times article about the faith community’s growing receptiveness to animal-welfare concerns.
Read an April 12, 2008, column in Christianity Today titled about why humans and animals should not be given equal status. It’s written by Charles Colson with Anne Morse.
Read a July 18, 2008, article in the Columbia Missourian about the religious underpinnings for Rabbi Yossi Feintuch’s decision to be a vegetarian.
Read an Aug. 31, 2010, article from the Los Angeles Times about the Dalai Lama’s environmental message to chicken farmers.