advocacy – Creature Kind

Calling all Flesh on Earth

December 17, 2021

This homily was written and delivered by Aline Silva for the CreatureKind Advent Service in December 2021. Hello everybody, it’s good to be with you today. My name is Aline. I am a QBIPOC who is a lightskin femme. I am wearing my short, wavy, black hair down, purple lipstick, and

Christian Community, COVID-19, and the Slaughterhouse

October 15, 2020

by Sarah Withrow King Photo by @ninastrehl | Unsplash In May of this year, COVID-19 outbreaks in meatpacking plants grabbed national headlines around the world. Despite their identification as hotspots for the spread of the virus, in the US, slaughterhouses were ordered to stay open as “essential” businesses, along with farms

A Many-Folded Cord

September 22, 2020

by Beth Quick “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other … A threefold cord is not quickly broken.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9, 10a, 12b, NRSV) Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay I’ve been a vegetarian since I

CreatureKind Supports Call to Stand with Meatpacking Plant Workers During COVID-19 Crisis

May 15, 2020

by Sarah Withrow King You might have seen the news reports recently about COVID-19 and meatpacking plants: that the plants are emerging as hotspots for the spread of the virus, that they are being ordered to stay open as “essential” businesses, and that workers (the vast majority of whom are people

An Update from Sarah Herring, CreatureKind Climate Fellow at Eastern University

November 20, 2019

by Sarah Herring As the finals week and thesis deadlines loom closely on the horizon, I am struck by how much has already been accomplished on Eastern University’s campus. This semester, I undertook a project to increase awareness surrounding a vegan lifestyle on my campus. I started the year by making

CreatureKind Summer Round-Up

September 10, 2019

It’s been a busy summer at CreatureKind and we want to share some of the highlights with you. CreatureKind Ministry Intern CreatureKind has graduated its very first Ministry Intern. Ashley Lewis is a student at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. She is seeking her Master of Divinity. Her ministry focus

The Illegal Burning of the Brazilian Amazon (and How You Can Help)

August 23, 2019

by Aline Sliva This week, the world has reacted in shock as they became aware of a reality that local Brazilians have been dealing with for weeks: the Amazon rainforest is burning because a few rich farmers want Amazonian land to be used for agribusinesses. The Amazon rainforest has been named

Reflections from the Road

January 9, 2019

by Sarah Withrow King CreatureKind spent the latter part of December and the first week of January on the road, exhibiting and talking to attendees of Intervarsity’s Urbana Missions Conference and the Society of Christian Ethics annual meeting (held in conjunction with the Society of Jewish Ethics and the Society for

7 Steps University Food Services Can Take to Help Humans, Animals, and the Environment

November 29, 2018

If you’re a part of a college, university, or other organization that works with a food service provider, here are seven things you can ask the dining or catering staff to do that will each help reduce consumption of animal products (which has positive impacts for human health, for animals, for

CreatureKind Founder David Clough Awarded Nearly Half a Million Pounds for Research Grant

September 3, 2018

David Clough has been awarded a £450,000 research grant by the Arts and Humanities Research Council for a three-year project on the Christian Ethics of Farmed Animal Welfare in partnership with major UK churches and a number of other organizations (listed below). Work on the project will begin in October 2018.

Friends House in London Signs Up to CreatureKind

January 31, 2018

We were delighted to be at Friends House in London, the centre for Quakers in Britain, to celebrate their signing up to be a CreatureKind institution. Friends House have been leaders in the ethical sourcing of food products, and were the first religious organization to be awarded Compassion in World Farming’s

Top Five Tips on Navigating Christmas as a Vegan

December 18, 2017

Christmas is a magical time of the year when many people come together to celebrate and indulge in delectable meals and treats. Yet with meat typically served at most Christmas meals, life can be tricky for vegans. Don’t worry, help is at hand! Veganism is one of the fastest-growing lifestyle movements

Veg Christian Thanksgiving Survival Guide

November 21, 2017

by Sarah Withrow King This Thanksgiving, in houses all across the United States, a lone vegetarian or vegan will enter with trepidation into the experience of Thanksgiving with meat-eaters. In some cases, she’ll be a nine-year-old who has decided eating animals is incompatible with her desire to be a veterinarian when

Six Tips for Hosting a Vegan at Thanksgiving

November 17, 2017

by Sarah Withrow King You’re hosting the holiday meal this year and have the menu all planned out when you learn one of the guests is vegan. Hospitality is important to you. You want to share the gifts you’ve been given, welcome people with open arms, and create a space where

CreatureKind First Christian Organization to Endorse “Prevent Cruelty California”

November 8, 2017

A coalition of animal protection organizations, veterinarians, and family farmers have come together in California to attempt to place a measure on the November 2018 ballot that would ban the sale of animal products in the state that were produced using intensive confinement. If the measure is brought to the ballot

Fourth of July Church Vegan Barbecue

June 26, 2017

by Carol J. Adams My spouse, Bruce, has been the Associate Pastor for Community Ministries at a church in Dallas for 30 years. When we first arrived we learned that the Fourth of July event hosted by the church’s senior activities group was “a must.” To us northerners it was more

USDA Removes Animal Welfare Reports From Website

February 14, 2017

I understand the need for the USDA to ensure they don’t unjustly violate someone’s privacy. But I think that individuals and entities that have failed to provide proper care for animals ought to be held publicly accountable for those actions.

A space for love and hope: The year ahead for CreatureKind

January 9, 2017

What I need in times like this are spaces for love and hope: areas of activity where I know that devoting my time, energy, and resources will make a positive difference to others, whether they are nearby or far away.

A Big Step for CreatureKind (and animals at Winchester)

November 3, 2016

We have recruited the University of Winchester as the first CreatureKind institution. That means that the University is committed to an annual cycle of setting targets to reduce its consumption of animal products and moving to sourcing them from higher welfare sources, and to engage the University community in the changes it is making.

Friendship

October 6, 2016

I was honored to take part in two events recently that gave me such hope for the future of the church’s response and relationship to animals.

A Plea to Stay Rooted

July 20, 2016

I was talking with a friend once who attended a church that didn’t ordain women for the ministry. Knowing that my friend was socially progressive, I asked him if it bothered him. He looked at me incredulously and said, “Bother me?! Of course it bothers me! I hate it! But I can’t change anything if I’m not there.”

Green thumbs and Black youth: The social complexity of urban gardening

June 20, 2016

“Garden club? I’m not trying to join the garden club! What are you trying to do, make me a slave or something?” How do you respond to a question like this?

Why Give to CreatureKind?

May 24, 2016

We think we’re doing something special at CreatureKind. We are advocates for animals from within the church! Our founder is David Clough, Professor of Theological Ethics at the University of Chester. Our co-director, Sarah Withrow King, is the Deputy Director of the Sider Center on Ministry and Public Policy at Eastern University. Our volunteers are deeply faithful Christians who have dedicated their lives to service.

How to Become a Vegetarian Family in Three Quick and Easy Steps! or, more accurately, How One Family Gradually Became Vegetarian Over the Course of Five Years

April 25, 2016

After much discussion, we agreed that a vegetarian diet would be a great reflection of pacifism: one might respond to Jesus Christ’s completion of sacrifice by trying not to rely on killing animals to provide for one’s own thriving.

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