All-Creatures.org Newsletter, October 7, 2026

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This Week's Featured Book List

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Good News for Animals

My tiny part in a Great Big March Make Your Halloween Animal-Friendly! Captain Paul Watson Presented Lifetime Achievement Award at Ohana Festival

Action Alerts

Tell Nucro-Technics: Rehome Lab Dogs—Don’t Kill Them! Tell OHSU: Stop Killing Animals to Train Surgeons Tell WVU: End painful experiments on rabbits! Speak Up for Dolphins Imprisoned at Mississippi Aquarium Big Cats Keep Dying at Shalom Wildlife “Sanctuary”—Take Action! More alerts...

Stories, Poetry, Prose, Art

Gray on Gray Autumn rising The Wheat and the Tares

Thought-provoking Articles

The Inclusive Vegan: Choosing Compassion Over Criticism What If Turkish Study Reveals how Men Justify Meat-Eating Through Psychological Defense Mechanisms

Religion / Spirituality and Animals

• Sermon - Setting Creation Free
• Popcorn Video Sermon - Setting Creation Free
• Stump the Pastor - Should Christian vegans participate in Halloween?
• Compassion in Religion / Spirituality - Links
• Vegan Churches - Vegan Friendly Churches - Vegan Pastors
• Christian Vegetarian Association September 20 Newsletter

Recipes - Let No Animal Die That We May Live!

Pumpkin Soup (Curry) Broccoli Mushroom Pizza Apple Cinnamon Raisin Oven Cakes

Some Upcoming Events

• All-Creatures.org Live Stream Interviews
• October 5-18 - VegCrush 2026: Explore Vegan Dining on California’s Central Coast - San Luis Obispo County, CA, U.S.A.
• October 7, 7:00 - 8:30 pm ET - Online Panel: Dogs Leading the Way Out of Animal Experimentation
• October 8, 1:00 pm ET - Vegans Around the World - The American Vegan Journey with Anne Dinshah
• October 8-11 - Animal & Vegan Advocacy International Summit Thailand - Bangkok, Thailand
• October 8 - November 5 - Plant Powered Jumpstart - online
• October 10, 12:00 - 3:00 pm ET - Disabled Vegan Expo 2026 - online
• October 12, 7:30 - 9:00 am ET - UKHACC and Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Webinar for World Food Day - online
• October 18, 4:00 pm ET - The Compassion Consortium's Sunday Service with Special Spiritual Guest, Corey Wrenn - online
• October 25, 12:00 - 5:00 pm - Asheville Veganfest Fall 2026 - Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
• Beginning in November - Dr. Will Tuttle & Madeleine Tuttle's One Life Through Us All Tour - U.S.A.
• November 1, 6:00 pm ET - My Faith, My Words: Speak Your Faith-Based Vegan Identity with Confidence - online
• November 6-7 - Visit All-Creatures.org at the Alternative Holiday Sale! - East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.
• November 6-8 - The Animal Liberation Film Festival - Melbourne, Australia
• November 7, 12:00 - 5:00 pm - Georgia Vegfest 2026 - Marietta, GA, U.S.A.
• More events...