All-Creatures.org Newsletter, September 16, 2026

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This Week's Featured Book List

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Good News for Animals

Freedom Farms Helps Brennan’s Racing Turtles Find Forever Home From the Galápagos to Mongolia: Expanding Humane Spay/Neuter Solutions

Action Alerts

Wells Fargo Supports Dolphin Abuse—Act Now! Tell Sony: SeaWorld Is a Real-Life Horror Story Help Rescued Cats in Washington State or Spread the Word! Stop the Cruelty: Monkeys Tethered to Dogs Hosted at These Venues Elderly Elephants Abused for Traveling Act at County Fairs Help End the Use of Chickens in Cruel Kaporos Rituals More alerts...

Stories, Poetry, Prose, Art

Taiji bloody business Fruit, not Flesh Seasons

Thought-provoking Articles

Who You Callin’ Chicken? What Are Dogs Reading in Human Gestures Like the Open Palm? Why Are Rats, Mice, and Birds Excluded from Animalhood?

Religion / Spirituality and Animals

• Sermon - Carelessness About Faith
• Popcorn Video Sermon - Carelessness About Faith
• Stump the Pastor - Can animals see what we cannot?
• Compassion in Religion / Spirituality - Links
• Vegan Churches - Vegan Friendly Churches - Vegan Pastors
• Christian Vegetarian Association September 1 Newsletter

Recipes - Let No Animal Die That We May Live!

Purple Collard Greens, Onions, and Rice Oven Cakes - Plain Peach Crisp

Some Upcoming Events

• All-Creatures.org Live Stream Interviews
• September 8-29 - Meditation & Mindfulness for Changemakers - A Free 4-Week Online Course
• September 12-26 - March to Abolish Animal Testing - Albany, NY U.S.A to Marshall BioResources
• September 16, 1:00 pm ET - From Empathy Fatigue to Sustainable Compassion - online
• September 17, 1:00 pm ET - Vegans Around the World - From Festivals to Whimsical Advocacy with Helene Greenberg
• September 17, 5:00 - 7:00 pm - VINE Sanctuary Presents Forever Home - Springfield, VT, U.S.A.
• September 19, 1:00 - 7:00 pm ET - Youth for Animals Summit 2026 - online
• September 21, 10:30 am ET - Planetary Health and the Anthropocene: A Live Screening & Q&A for Classrooms - online
• September 24, 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET - The Science of Alt Protein: Student research showcase, Part 1 - online
• September 26, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm - Madison Vegan Fest - Madison, WI, U.S.A.
• September 27, 12:00 - 5:00 pm - Syracuse Vegfest - Syracuse, NY, U.S.A.
• October 4, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm - Radical Vegan Fest - Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
• October 5-18 - VegCrush 2026: Explore Vegan Dining on California’s Central Coast - San Luis Obispo County, CA, U.S.A.
• October 8-11 - Animal & Vegan Advocacy International Summit Thailand - Bangkok, Thailand
• 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 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...