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2 Oct 2011

Church inaction compounds animal cruelty, says professor

Church inaction over animal welfare compounds animal cruelty, Professor Andrew Linzey, a theologian at Oxford University claims today.
6 Sep 2010

Animal ethics theologian to be given award by RSPCA

Professor Andrew Linzey, an Oxford theologian and one of the world’s leading ethicists on animal issues, is to receive an award from the RSPCA.
12 Sep 2008

RSPCA urges church to celebrate animals

The RSPCA is calling upon clergy to celebrate animal services with renewed focus this October following a new Church of England initiative to make 'Time for God's Creation'.
1 Oct 2007

Christians urged to remember animal welfare pioneer William Wilberforce

Clergy and congregations are being asked to celebrate the life and animal welfare work of William Wilberforce this Animal Welfare Sunday (Sunday 7 October 2007).
28 Nov 2006

Theologian heads up new animal ethics centre in Oxford

The Rev Professor Andrew Linzey, the first person to hold a chair in theology specifically related to animal issues, has been made inaugural director of the Ferrata Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics (OCAE) - a pioneering academic institution in a hotly contested area.