World Meat Free Day 2016 takes place on Monday 13th June and Catholic Concern for Animals gives it our full backing and ask all our members and supporters to do likewise and make World Meat Free Day truly that. Humans currently kill over 56 Billion animals a year for
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Laudato Si’ Week is Coming
Laudato Si’ week is coming soon and will take place from June12th-June 19th 2016 to commemorate the 1st Anniversary of the publication of the release on June 18th 2015 of Pope Francis’ historical Encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home. Catholic Concern for Animals will take part in
30 Days Wild
I am delighted to see that the Wildlife Trusts are promoting their 30 days Wild events for June 2016. The Wildlife Trusts do a fantastic job all over the UK and CCA are delighted to help promote this fantastic summer initiative. More information and details of how to take part
Big Garden Bird Watch
This weekend has been the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Bird Watch and it seems to have been a huge success. It appears that nearly 150,000 people have given up an hour or so of their time to spot birds in their back gardens and a huge amount of birds have
World Vegan Day 2015
I would like to send a message of congratulation and support for World Vegan Day today and World Vegan month which also starts today to all CCA Members and supporters, vegans and vegetarians and all people who care for the welfare of all our sentient animals throughout the world. CCA is
CCA AGM 2015
The Catholic Concern for Animals AGM was held on Saturday 18th October at Brompton Oratory in London. The meeting was preceded by a fascinating talk by CCA’s Scientific Adviser, Dr Richard Ryder which covered many aspects of animal welfare issues but was especially interesting on the subject of meat as
Summer School – Milan University
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Milan University is running its Summer School – Cibo: La Vita Condivisa from 15th to 19th September. For more information click here:
World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
I was delighted to attend and represent Catholic Concern for Animals at a meditation for the above at St Ethelburga’s Centre for Peace and Reconciliation in Central London this afternoon. I was joined by Rev Feargus O’Connor, Chair of the Animal Interfaith Alliance and also many other individuals of all
World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
CCA welcomes the announcement that Pope Francis has declared that 1st September will become a world day of prayer for the Care of Creation
