Lifestyle

Politics:

Voting Issues -- Humane USA claims primary election defeat of California bear hounder Rico Oller.
Green Party -- Rating of US politicians on animal rights issues.
Canada Party -- One Party Stands up for the Animals.
Green Party UK -- Election news from THE GREEN PARTY.
Republican - Keillor -- Garrison Keillor apologizes to the Republican Party.
Morrissey -- Morrissey Attacks George Bush And Tony Blair, comparing them to Saddam Hussein...
Leonard 4 Dogs -- March 2006. Interview with former Ohio lieutenant governor and Dayton Mayor Paul R. Leonard.
Drnovsek - Slovenia -- Feb. 2006. Dr. Drnovšek, Pres. of Republic Slovenia, about vegetarianism & animal rights.
Cheney Hunting -- Feb 2006. Article by HSUS on Cheney's canned hunts.
Euro Parliament - - Email addresses of the European Parliment.
Euro Parliament -- Oct 2005. FIRST VEGAN MEP ENTERS OFFICE NEXT FALL.
John Kerry -- John Kerry's Record on Animal Welfare and Environmental Issues.
Senators Katrina Pets -- Sept 2005. Senators Ensign & Santorum Speak Out on Hurricane Katrina's Impact on Pets.
Bush Poop -- Aug 2005. Police in Germany are hunting pranksters who have been sticking miniature flag portraits of US President George W. Bush into piles of dog poop in public parks.
Signals movie -- Flash movie about the Iraq war.
Senator Santorum -- June 27, 2005, Animal Groups Praise Sen. Rick Santorum.
Sharpton -- Feb, 2005. Al Sharpton Joins With an Animal Rights Group in Calling for a Boycott of KFC.
US Senator -- On July 9, 2001, Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV), delivered an extraordinary, pro-animal speech on the Senate floor.
Generosity -- which countries are the most generous?

Google Humor: Go to Google, type in "failure" (w/o the quotes) and hit "I'm feeling lucky". Very interesting. Also "asshole" & "french military victories".

Shopping:

Leaping bunny.org -- Shopping Guide
Cruelty Free Shop.com Link to An innovative venture to promote a cruelty free, animal friendly, vegan lifestyle.
Charities info -- Links to web sites that have current info on charities that do/do not test on animals.
Cruel Shopping -- These companies DO test products on animals.

AR stuff
Animal rights merchandise
 

Religion: (the AHSA refuses to enter into the religion debate. We only post the following links for your information)

Ark & Covenant -- Novel: The Ark and the Covenant: Living in Godly Relationship, by Debra Farrington

Churches
AR Church -- Episcopal Church embraces all God's Creatures
Creatures Ministry -- God's Creatures Ministry. Web page link.
Catholic Concern for Animals - has a new, flourishing US branch
The Anglican Church's Position -- Stewardship: The Protection of Animals from Cruel Treatment
Church 4 Chickens -- The Church Up to Its Ears in Chicken
Diocese of Easton -- Ministry to: work with those who are lonely frail, elderly, or needy; take on a responsibility of regular intercessory prayer for all of creation; protect and nurture the natural environment caring especially for orphaned or injured wild birds and other animals.
AR & Mormons -- Perspectives on animal rights in Utah Valley
Church Saves Pets -- Sept 2005. Thibodaux church sheltering pets, by Millie Ball
The Texas Episcopalian -- Sept 2005. New gospel gives ‘paws’ to faith stories
Theosophy -- The Theosophical Society of America
The Peace Abbey -- This is where Emily the cow, who received publicity when she escaped the slaughterhouse -- lived out her life among other animal friends who also escaped.

Bible Interpretation
Bible Translation -- The attitudes of some of the biblical translators, and other Christian interpreters, towards animals. By John Eaton
God 2 Noah -- The Bible practically has a "Thou shalt be vegan" commandment.
Old Testament -- How Do Old Testament Religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mormonism) Affect Animal Rights? The Reverend Teresa Corrigan, B.A., M. Div.

Discrediting the Bible (to those who tell us passages in the Bible mean only what THEY say it means)
Biblevotes -- The Bible's Unholy Origins by Robert L. Johnson. Also, 8 pages of Absurdities, Inconsistencies, Errors, Flaws, Humanists, Bad Precepts, Problems, and Vulgarities in the Bible
Boomer Bible -- Boomer Bible by R.F. Laird -- humorous or sacrilege, depending

Sermons and Prayers
Caring For Creation. pdf -- Discussion Guide for Congregations
Newman Sermon -- The Catholic Study for Animal Welfare
Good Friday Sermon -- The Ultimate Scapegoat by Rev. Rebecca
Easter Sermon -- Easter is About Creation by Rev. Rebecca
Donkey -- Reflections on Jesus and the Donkey: A Triumphal Entry?   by Rev. Rebecca
Atonement -- Animal Sacrifice and Liberation: Implications of the Atonement, by Rev. Rebecca
AR Prayers -- Some prayers that include animals
Blessing Animals -- A Service For the Blessing of Animals
Prayer -- Prayer for Ecological Conversion
Dandelions -- Discussion on Helping, and "Dandelions Like Me"
The Chicken & The Egg -- by Peter Sawtell, Executive Director of Eco-Justice Ministries
Essays by Peter Sawtell -- A dozen assorted Essays by Rev. Peter Sawtell
Peaceable Kingdom -- by Rev. Susan Durber, 1998
Lenten Fast from Violence -- ENAW, 2005
Lent -- 2003 Sermon delivered by the Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld
Prayers and Liturgy for Animals -- .pdf file

Vegetarianism
No Hamburgers in Heaven -- Interview with Dr. Stephen Webb
Xtians & Vegs -- Christians and Vegetarianism, by Rev. John Dear.
Jesus - Veg -- Jesus was a vegetarian and a raw-foodist.
Ethical Vegetarianism -- The Concept and Practice of Ethical Vegetarianism as Consistent with New Testament Themes.
Early Christian Vegetarians -- Who's Who in early Christian vegetarians
Christian Vegetarians -- List of famous quotes
Interview with author Richard Schwartz -- Judaism and Vegetarianism.
Vegetarianism in Bible -- Vegetarianism: Supported in the Bible.
Bible-vegetarian -- Debating the Bible and vegetarianism
Eating of Meat -- About Judeochristianity and the Eating of Meat by Jerry Friedman. Also Catholicism, and Animals.
jewish veg booklet72.pdf -- A Case for Jewish Vegetarianism
Jewish Vegetarians? -- 18 Reasons Jews Shouldn't Be Vegetarians (And Why They're Wrong)
Interfaith -- Interfaith Movement Urges Shift to Vegetarianism by Richard H. Schwartz
Preaches -- Rev. George Malkmus Preaches Vegetarianism
Rabbi On Veg -- First Hamburger. A guilt-ridden carnivore makes the spiritual case for vegetarianism.

Religious Leaders
Dalai Lama -- Dalai Lama campaigns for wildlife
Dalai Lama KFC -- Sept 2005. KFC Abandons Plans to Enter Tibet.
PETA Rabbis -- April 2006. Rabbi's make PETA commercial.
Pope Quotes -- Animal-related quotes from Popes and Cardinals
    More in the MS Excel spreadsheet here: Quotes

Activism, Essays
Powerpoint presentation. 153 Kb, 45 slides. Preparing Churches and Communities to be Compassionate Stewards of Animals
The Christian and Animal Suffering - by Rev. Canon Arthur Fielder
Why People Kill Animals - Revolutionary interview about the main reason why people kill animals in the last 2000 years.
Little Black Dog -- Poem. I wonder if Christ had a little black dog....
Theology & Animals -- Feb 2006. Thinking Theologically About Animals
Activism - Religion: Friend or Foe of Animal Activism? by Richard Schwartz, Ph.D. and Rabbi Dovid Sears.
Schwartz -- The Custom of Kapparot in the Jewish Tradition, by Richard Schwartz
Rabbi Gershom
Buddhism and Animals -- Four articles on Buddhism and Animal Liberation.
Dog Who Helped -- Nov 2005. The Dog Who Helped Parishioners Renew Their Relationship with God .
AW Ecumenical -- Animal Welfare Ecumenical Service 2005
Ministry_vs_Dimes -- Fledgling Ministry Challenges Animal Testing
10 Commandments - The Ten Commandments For Caring For Animals, by Lewis Regenstein
Animals Have Souls -- The Pope Has Said: "Animals Too Have Souls, Just Like Men"
Do Animals Deserve -- Do Animals Deserve Rights? How should Christians think about animal rights?
Stewardship of the Animals -- by Episcopal Diocese of Washington
Do Animals Have Souls? -- Do Animals Have Souls? by Gregory Koukl Here's proof
A Dog's Soul -- poem
Mary Tucker -- Making the Ground Holy
Our Debt to Animals -- from ENAW
Catholic A W -- Christmas without cruelty, by Deborah Jones
AR & Christianity: A Historical & Theological Discourse -- by Toby Köberle
Religion & Fur -- Religion and the Morality of Wearing Fur
On Hunters -- April 2006. On Christian Hunters.
Meat Turns Religious -- July 9, 2005. New crusade against eating meat turns religious in NC
Religious War -- Listen Up, You Christo-Fascist Bullies — You Apostles Of Perpetual Psychosis — It's High Time Somebody Called You Out, by Phil Rockstroh
Jews_Xians_Hunting -- When it comes to the matter of hunting, there is a wide divergence between Jewish and Christian tradition.
Evolution -- Grasping the Depth of Time as a First Step in Understanding Evolution, by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Common arguments -- regarding atheism
Hindus -- Why Hindus Don't Eat Meat
Rejection of Pascal's Wager -- The Rejection of Pascal's Wager -- "Scientific" creationism examined
Pope & animals -- Pope John Paul II taught love for animals (philosophy / religion)
Pope and Cats -- Pope John Paul II had a dream about homeless cats (philosophy / religion)
Is God for Animals? -- Is God on the Animals' Side?
Bird hunting a Christian Paradox? -- Bird hunting: a Christian paradox? by Phil Humphries, Cheshire, UK
Jewish View -- The Bible and Vegetarianism -- a Jewish View
Rosh Hashanah -- Oct 2005. Thoughts on this Jewish Holiday, by Rina Deych
Passover -- Passover and Vegetarianism By Richard H. Schwartz
Perfect Philo -- Basic Philosophy -- Compassion and Ethics
Equalitarian -- Equalitarian Religion
Common Religion -- Declaration On the Basis of the Common Religion
Quotes -- Animal friendly quotes related to religion and faith.
Atheist Quotes -- Atheist Quotes from web site "War On Faith"
Pets in Heaven -- Pets in Heaven by Hank Hanegraaff
Humane Religion? -- Humane Religion. What religious leaders must consider and understand.
ALF Spirituality -- The Animal Liberation Movement and Global Spirituality, by Dr. Mira Foung
Humanists -- Article by the American Humanist Association
Evolution, Catholicism, and Animal Rights -- Debate about Pope John Paul II's comments
Animals -- Religion and the right to use animals
PETA Ad Blitz Angers Religious Groups -- by Lisa Haddock
Healing with Animals -- by Jan Fredericks
Catholic Urges Compassion for Animals -- by Jan Fredericks
Faith Requires Compassion Toward Animals -- by Richard Schwartz