Author Archives: Animal Interfaith Alliance

Celebrating Animals on ‘Earth Day’

As we celebrate this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Animal Interfaith Alliance and its member faith-based animal advocacy organisations will be thinking, not only about climate change, but also about the wonderful animals that are so fundamental to our unique planet. Every day so many of these animals are abused in factory farms, laboratories,Continue reading “Celebrating Animals on ‘Earth Day’”

Faith Groups Write to the UN Calling for Decisive Action to Prevent Further Pandemics

The Animal Interfaith Alliance (AIA) has written to the United Nations on behalf of its sixteen faith based animal advocacy member organisations, calling on them to take decisive action to prevent further pandemics.  The letter, addressed to Antonio Guterres the Secretary General of the UN, is here: Your Excellency António Guterres Secretary-General of the UnitedContinue reading “Faith Groups Write to the UN Calling for Decisive Action to Prevent Further Pandemics”

241 Wildlife Organisations sign Open Letter to the WHO for Permanent Ban on Wildlife Markets

  AIA fully supports the letter to the World Health Authority (WHO) to ban wildlife markets in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic which was signed by over 241 wildlife organisations.  We call on the WHO to act on the letter. https://lioncoalition.org/2020/04/04/open-letter-to-world-health-organisation/

Corona Virus and Animal Testing – by Dr Andre Menache

The Coronavirus pandemic called COVID-19 is an important opportunity to reassess the way we do medical research. Faced with this viral tsunami, scientists have not had time to find one or more animal species to serve as a ‘model’ to study this disease in the laboratory. In the case of seasonal flu, doctors have well-knownContinue reading “Corona Virus and Animal Testing – by Dr Andre Menache”

Help Ban Wet Markets

Animal Equality have today launched an international campaign calling on the United Nations to demand an immediate global ban on all wet markets. Please sign their petition here and share it widely. Animal Equality have investigated wet markets in China, India and Vietnam.  The footage in the video is from a wet market in Wuhan,Continue reading “Help Ban Wet Markets”

In Memory of Jon Wynne-Tyson

We are very sad to hear of the passing of Jon Wynne-Tyson on 26th March 2020, aged 95. Jon was a stalwart of the animal rights movement, a vegetarian and a Quaker who was Patron of Quaker Concern for Animals and a trustee of Compassion in World Farming.  Jon was a great writer who setContinue reading “In Memory of Jon Wynne-Tyson”

‘Creation Care: Christian Responsibility’ – a Course by Dr Christina Nellist

This exciting new eight unit course has been designed by Dr Christina Nellist of Pan Orthodox Concern for Animals which is a member organisation of AIA. The course establishes that concern and compassion for animals is not a modern phenomenon but one found both in the Bible and in the earliest teachings of the ChristianContinue reading “‘Creation Care: Christian Responsibility’ – a Course by Dr Christina Nellist”

Covid-19 – When Will We Heed Nature’s Warnings?

Given the wealth of information we have about past pandemics, all of which were derived from our abuse of animals, why have we not analysed this data before and acted to prevent further pandemics? How have we allowed Covid-19 to happen? Who is responsible for this monumental negligence? Perhaps there is nothing positive to beContinue reading “Covid-19 – When Will We Heed Nature’s Warnings?”