Catholic Concern for Animals joined the World Federation for Animals (WFA) and over 60 of its member organisations in Copenhagen for the WFA’s inaugural General Assembly on 14th & 15th May 2024 to make a promise to animals and our future. This landmark event brought together leaders and advocates from
Tagged as: animal welfare
Book Reviews: ‘Sixty Harvests Left’, ‘Regenesis’ and ‘Animal Welfare in World Religion’.
Book Reviews by Barbara Gardner Sixty Harvests Left by Philip Lymbery As the third book in Philip Lymbery’s Farmageddon trilogy, this is a must read book for anyone who wants to understand the environmental threats now facing our planet, and who also wants to know what transformational change is required
CCA Joins Coalition to Demand a Better Deal for Animals After Brexit
CCA were one of 36 animal welfare organisations attending a Parliamentary Reception on 27th February to call on the government for a better deal for animals after Brexit. Please sign the petition Michael Gove today addressed a Parliamentary reception calling for a #BetterDealForAnimals after Brexit but failed to introduce legislation
Animal Advocacy in the Era of Laudato Si’
CCA Conference with Prof. Gary Francione Watch the video here …
National Feral Cat Day 2016-16th October 2016
CCA strongly agrees with the viewpoint that all animals deserve support, care and consideration and we have for many years been long time advocates and supporters of Feral cats and indeed we fully support charities across the globe who take direct action in supporting these animals. I am delighted to
Animal Welfare and Individual Responsibility
I am often asked what can be done to stop this or what can be done to end that? What is the Catholic Church doing about X or what is the Pope saying about Y. All of these are valid questions and deserve answers which I try to give
Too many animals are dying in Zoos
Too many animals are dying in Zoos. The latest innocent animal to be killed in a zoo is Harambe, the western lowland Gorilla pictured above. Harambe was shot dead by zoo officials at Cincinnati zoo and this follows very quickly the horrific incident last week when two lions were shot
Time to end Horse Racing Now
Today has seen the start of the Cheltenham Festival, the so called “showpiece” of the National Hunt Racing season. THREE horses died today at the Festival and this brings a total of nearly 30 horses who have died in racing this year of 2016 alone and horses are being killed
Greyhounds
CCA has been working for many years educating about the misuse of Greyhounds and supporting those organisations who care for and re home ill-treated dogs. We have long understood that Greyhounds are often viewed as a commercial asset by those involved in the UK Greyhound racing industry and therefore it
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
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