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By Lara Smallman, Director of the Jewish Vegetarian Society (JVS) Last week I watched a horror film I cannot forget. It wasn’t a fictional plot dreamed up by a scriptwriter, but brand new undercover footage from a kosher slaughterhouse in South America. I watched cows while still sentient being cut into by workers. Kashrut laws prescribeContinue reading “Kosher Cruelty in which We Should Want No Part”

AIA members were delighted to attend the inaugural meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Vegetarianism and Veganism (APPGVV) on 6th December 2016 at the Houses of Parliament. The new group is funded by the Vegetarian Society, the Vegan Society and Vegetarian for Life  and the secretariat is provided by NCVO. At the inauguralContinue reading “AIA Welcomes New APPGVV”

By Marian Hussenbux I offer the following, including some personal memories, as a few snapshots of Joan’s life. Joan inspired many demonstrations and protests over the years, several of which Khalid and I attended. Particularly memorable as they benefited from interfaith involvement was the march Meditate to Liberate in 2004 in Cambridge, co-organised with theContinue reading “In Memoriam – Joan Court”

The Community of Creation : expanding the circle of compassion Friday 24 March 2017 – Sunday 26 March 2017 At the Quaker Study Centre – Woodbrooke Ensuite Fee: £238.00, Standard Fee: £218.00 Course Details Are you concerned with animal suffering? Do you question the moral justifications for their ill-treatment? Do you have an awareness ofContinue reading “The Community of Creation – Book Now!”

The Animal Interfaith Alliance (AIA) is very disappointed at the newly released recommendation by EFRA that the RSPCA should be stripped of  its prosecution powers.  The recommendation comes from the EFRA Enquiry into the effectiveness of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 with regard to domestic pets, to which AIA submitted evidence earlier this year. The enquiryContinue reading “AIA Very Disappointed at Sham EFRA Enquiry Recommendation re RSPCA”

AIA member organisations and many others remembered the animals who gave their lives in war at the ASWA memorial service for animals at the Park Lane Animals in War Memorial at 3.00pm on Sunday 13th November.  The service was led by Revd. Dr Helen Hall and included readings from Revelations, War Horse and Glowworms; intercessions by Revd.Continue reading “ASWA Animals in War Memorial Service 2016”

Happy Interfaith Week.  This week The Animal Interfaith Alliance will be celebrating the the fact that all faiths share The Golden Rule – to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself – and that those ‘others’ include all sentient beings.

  The 25th November is Meatless Pledge Day, also the birthday of Sadhu Vaswani. AIA Hindu member organisation, the Sadhu Vaswani Centre UK, is taking part in the international Sadhu Vaswani Mission’s Meatless Pledge Day.  Join people from all over the globe in signing the pledge form and sending it in.  The form and detailsContinue reading “Sign Up for Meatless Pledge Day – 25th November”