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The Plight of God’s Animals
January 5, 2015

Welcome to the weekly CVA blog!  In it you will find famous quotes, news and commentaries.

  1. God’s Animals Plight in 33 Powerful Ads
  2. Famous Quote: Isaac Bashevis Singer, writer and Nobel laureate (1902–1991)
  3. Got Misery?
  4. Bible Verses: Matthew 5:7 and 7:12
  5. An Open Letter to Pope St. Francis from Tom Regan
  6. This Week’s Video: Patrick's Story

1. God’s Animals Plight in 33 Powerful Ads

Take a look at 33 incredible and powerful animal ad campaigns that show the plight of God’s animals and the urgency to stop their exploitation.

Please visit 33 Powerful Animal Ad Campaigns That Tell The Uncomfortable Truth In A Way Words Never Could.


2. Famous Quote

Even in the worm that crawls in the earth there glows a divine spark. When you slaughter a creature, you slaughter God.
—Isaac Bashevis Singer, writer and Nobel laureate (1902–1991)


3. Got Misery?

A new undercover investigation by Mercy For Animals shows workers at Andrus Farms, a dairy supplier to Great Lakes Cheese—one of the largest cheese producers in the world—viciously beating, stabbing, and dragging sick and injured cows. The investigation documented the following:

  • Workers viciously kicking and punching cows in their faces and bodies, beating them with rakes, and stabbing animals with sharp objects
  • A “downed” cow being kicked and beaten, having water forcefully sprayed in her face and nostrils, and being dragged by a rope around her neck
  • Workers using pruning shears to cut through the sensitive skin, nerves, and tailbones of cows without any painkillers
  • Sick or injured cows suffering from open wounds, infections, and serious injuries left to suffer without proper veterinary care

Please visit http://www.gotmisery.com and share!


4. Bible Verses:

Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful” (Matt 5:7), yet no mercy is shown for nearly all farmed animals. Should not the Golden Rule (Matt. 7:12)

Treat others as you would like others to treat you – guide how we treat animals?


5. An Open Letter to Pope St. Francis from Tom Regan
Tom Regan
, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina State University, wrote an open letter to Pope St. Francis calling the Pope to honor the name he has chosen “St. Francis” and be the voice of God’s animals who are routinely exploited in egregious ways by humans.

Please visit An Open Letter to Pope Francis from Tom Regan.

Christianity’s core values are those of compassion, mercy, justice and love; clearly values inconsistent with the way God’s animals are treated by many industries including the food industry. However, it’s us, the consumers, who truly must align our values with our choices. If there’s no demand for animal products then God’s animals would not be exploited and killed for food.


6. This Week’s Video: Patrick's Story

Join Farm Sanctuary National Shelter Director Susie Coston as she introduces you to Patrick goat - a very special resident at their Watkins Glen Shelter.

Please visit Patrick's Story.


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