Author Archives: Animal Interfaith Alliance

AIA has joined the coalition, Act Now for Animals.  The coalition of 50 animal protection organisations has signed up to a green paper for the Queen’s speech on 11th May 2021, with a whole range of asks for animal welfare in the UK. The green paper, with a foreword by Chris Packham, is here.

“Don’t bother – elephants are finished.” “You must be joking. Anyway it’s India’s problem.” “It’s big money talking, and you’ll never change that.” “Surely the travel industry will sort it out if you ask them?” These were amongst the unpromising responses enjoined on me after returning from my first trip to India, in 2014, toContinue reading “Save The Asian Elephants: A New Law Beckons – by Duncan McNair KHS”

Congratulations to AIA’s President, Dr Richard Ryder for being awarded the 7th Peter Singer Prize for strategies to reduce the suffering of animals.  This will be awarded on Saturday 29th May 2021.  We would also like to congratulate Maneka Gandhi who is being awarded the 6th Peter Singer prize. – Why is Richard Ryder BeingContinue reading “Peter Singer Prize Awarded to AIA President Dr Richard Ryder”

Book available from Amazon here In this brilliant and inspiring new book, Judy Carmen describes how the time has come for humans to evolve from Homo sapiens to Homos ahimsa – and we don’t have much time to do it. Homo sapiens (‘Wise’ man) has brought devastation to the world – climate change, environmental destruction,Continue reading “Homo Ahimsa – by Judy Carmen”

Along with many other organisations, the Animal Interfaith Alliance is focusing on Earth Day, today on the 22nd April. But, whilst acknowledging that we must do so much more to fix the external problems of climate change, pollution, deforestation and global pandemics, we also recognise that we cannot resolve these issues without internal transformation andContinue reading “AIA Focus on Earth Day – Resolving the Environmental Crisis requires Internal Transformation”

Join us in celebrating animals by viewing the 2021 Interfaith Celebration for Animals whose theme was extending the Golden Rule to animals in all faiths. The event was held on Zoom on Sunday 21st March 2021.

Theme: Extending the Golden Rule to Animals in All Faiths Sunday 21st March – 3.00pm-4.30pm GMT – by Zoom ALL WELCOME! Join the Animal Interfaith Alliance in their annual Interfaith Celebration for Animals led by AIA Chair, Rev. Feargus O’Connor, featuring talks, readings, prayers and reflections from all the major faiths. To register and obtainContinue reading “Interfaith Celebration for Animals – 2021”

The Animal Interfaith Alliance (AIA) has formed a partnership with the Interfaith Vegan Coalition, its counterpart based in the US. The Interfaith Vegan Coalition (IVC) is an initiative set up by In Defence of Animals (IDA) and its founders are Lisa Levinson, IDA’s Sustainable Campaign Director, and Judy Carmen joint founder of Prayer Circle forContinue reading “AIA Partners with the Interfaith Vegan Coalition”