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Catholic Agency for Overseas Development Criticized for its Animal Gifting Program
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Interfaith Vegan Coalition
September 2022
A coalition of groups has formed to urge the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) to end its animal giving program to honor its commitment to climate justice and animal justice.
LOS ANGELES (September 1, 2022) — A coalition of groups has formed to urge the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) to end its animal giving program to honor its commitment to climate justice and animal justice ahead of Climate Sunday on September 5, during the Season of Creation from September 1 through October 4.
Interfaith Vegan Coalition, In Defense of Animals, Plant Based Treaty, and Catholic Concern for Animals amongst others are challenging CAFOD to end its animal gifting program after a whistleblower discovered that CAFOD was appealing for money to replace those goats who were unexpectedly eaten by recipients. On August 18, the coalition sent a letter to CAFOD and an article on 7 Reasons Not to “Gift” Animals.
In a parish in Lancaster Diocese, a CAFOD representative explained in an email to its supporters last year that it needed to buy more goats because some recipients were eating them.
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