The CreatureKind Fellowship Program helps participants develop leadership skills and deepen their theological understanding of Christianity and farmed animals. Each year, we receive applications from all over the globe. After facilitating a rigorous interview process, we have selected seven fellows for the 2021-2022 CreatureKind Fellowship cohort. The fellows are from Zimbabwe, Brasil, Canada, and the United States. Their faith traditions include the Catholic, Presbyterian, Seventh Day Adventist, Church of Christ, and non-denominational denominations.

As a cohort, fellows consider the ways that farmed animal issues intersect with other faith and theological concerns, including: environmental racism, eco-womanism, decolonial/decolonized Christianity and theology, disability and animal liberation, anti-speciesism, and climate change. In their learning materials, we center and lift the voices of Black, Brown, and Indigenous People of Color who are on the frontlines of food and creation justice, while being mindful of CreatureKind’s mission to raise awareness, change faith-community food practices, and strengthen Christian animal advocates.

We are so excited for what this year will bring!