The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service dedicates a section of its Web site to animal welfare issues.

The Web site of the annual Taking Action for Animals conference, sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States, includes a list of speakers at the 2008 gathering, some of whom represent religiously motivated animal rights/welfare groups. Email through the website.

The Jew and the Carrot is a blog by The Jewish Daily Forward for Jews interested in sustainability and the politics of food. It maintains a list of contributing writers.

The Islamic Foundation maintains a page devoted to Islam and animal rights.

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.

AmericanCatholic.org posts resources about St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. The site also keeps a nationwide list of pet/animal blessing ceremonies, many of which occur near his feast day, Oct. 4.