CCA Talk – A Christian View on Animal Welfare
CCA Welcomes UK Ivory Ban Consultation
CCA is pleased to welcomes the decision of the UK Government to open consultation on a total ban of Ivory Sales in the UK. CCA has been campaigning on this issue for a long time and has recently had numerous articles published in the Catholic press and elsewhere on
Who not What
I am currently attending the superb Compassion for World Farming (CIWF) Conference in London entitled Extinction and Livestock. One of the major themes of the Conference is how 21st Century industrial farming(amongst it’s other horrors) is also destroying natural habitats by growing feed products for factory farmed animals and this
African Elephant Crisis Update
The crisis facing the African Elephant is unfortunately not improving and CCA have been working with partner Animal Welfare organisations on trying to end the horrendous Ivory Trade for many years. I was therefore delighted to support our colleagues at IFAW by representing CCA at a launch of a new
CCA St Francis Award
The presentation of the inaugural St Francis Award by Catholic Concern for Animals was made to Joyce D’Silva at the CCA Retreat at Holland House earlier this week. Joyce who is currently the Ambassador for Compassion in World Farming and was CIWF’s Chief Executive from 1991-2005 was the unanimous
Day of Creation and CCA Retreat
September 1st is the day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and I am delighted that Pope Francis has just announced a joint appeal with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I for the world to work together on this special day. Pope Francis said: “we invite everyone
Good News from Malta
I am delighted to report good news from Malta where a proposed cull of Pigeons has been cancelled after a public campaign supported by CCA and the Catholic Church on the island. The plan had been to culls pigeon in Vittoriosa and this decision had been taken by the Vittoriosa
CCA/ASWA Award to Kirkham Prison
It was a great pleasure to take part in the annual CCA/ASWA Award ceremony in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice at Kirkham Prison on Friday. The awards are give every year for the best Prison projects for the environment and animal welfare and all prisons are eligible