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Dear friend,
Animals mutilated in the name of ritual. Custom. Culture. It happens all the time and all around us.
That’s why the focus of our next webinar is the intersection between tradition and animal abuse. It’s called “Culture and Cruelty: Combating Traditions, Customs, and Faith that Justify the Mistreatment of Animals.”
For example, investigators are uncovering an alarming trend in urban parks across New York and New Jersey: the mutilation and sacrifice of animals as part of suspected ritual practices. Dogs, goats, chickens — found decapitated, gutted, or bound — often with candles and other ceremonial items nearby.
Some Native American rituals call for the abuse and sacrifice of eagles. Cockfighters justify their bloodsport in part as a family legacy, a pastime to be shared from father to son. And across the country, cruel rodeos, pig chases, and more are treated as family-friendly entertainment.
These things and more underscore this special event in our Claudia Miller Ignites Series on Animal Welfare: “Culture and Cruelty: Combating Traditions, Customs, and Faith that Justify the Mistreatment of Animals”
🗓️ Thursday, June 12 | 🕗 8 p.m. ET | 💻 Online and free to attend
In this powerful webinar, you’ll hear from leading voices in animal protection as we confront:
- The legal and ethical tensions between religious liberty and animal welfare
- The persistence of ritualistic and organized animal cruelty in modern society
- Our support of new federal legislation to create dedicated animal crimes units at the Department of Justice and within the FBI
- What you can do to challenge cruelty — even when it hides behind culture
Register today to reserve your spot.
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