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.

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.

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 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.

The Humane Society of the United States Faith Outreach program engages people and institutions of faith with animal protection issues, on the premise that religious values call upon us all to act in a kind and merciful way towards all creatures. The program provides information on the major religion’s statements about animals, as well as educational materials for different ages […]

Sharon Soneff is an artist and blogger and the co-author of Faith Books and Spiritual Journaling: Expressions of Faith Through Art. She lives in San Clemente, Calif.