Animals in Islam is a website dedicated to animal welfare from an Islamic perspective.

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s entry on the modern animal rights movement includes a discussion of the varying moral and theological viewpoints involved.

The BBC posts a number of articles on ethical issues involving animals.

Animal Rights National Conference holds annual conferences, alternating in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Some speakers are from religiously based animal rights and welfare organizations, and many religiously based groups have exhibits.

Read a Sept. 20, 2011, article from Christianity Today about a Lutheran pastor’s claims that he is in possession of a “miracle cure” capable of healing any disease.

Read a May 25, 2013, article from The Huffington Post about an Ohio family who believes they saw a Virgin Mary apparition.

Read a July 5, 2013, article from the Associated Press about the clearing of two former popes to become saints. Pope John Paul II was canonized as a result of a medical miracle in Costa Rica.

Read an Oct. 19, 2012, article from the Catholic News Service about a woman who believes a miracle cured her disease.

Pollingreport.com posts results of surveys about animals, including a May 2008 Gallup Poll which found that 97 percent of Americans support some rights for animals but that 64 percent reject a ban on all animal testing in laboratories. Sentiment about buying and wearing animal fur has shifted slightly in recent years, according to Gallup, but a […]