OUR MISSION
Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry empowers individuals, chapters, and congregations to build justice and compassion for animals.
Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry (UUAM) is a community of UUs and friends working to express our values of compassion and justice for all beings.
We support individuals and congregations in living out these values in meaningful ways, rooted in the interdependence value and covenant statement in the Unitarian Universalism Association’s Bylaws, Article II.
We do this work directly and through our support of more than 40 international chapters.
WHO WE ARE
Our Events
UUAM hosts various online events each year that help educate and inspire our community. These are free to attend and are recorded for on-demand viewing after the event. We also hold regular online activities, such as our monthly Pet Loss Support group and the annual Celebration and Blessing of the Animals.
We believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every being.
Is UUAM for You?
Do you care about animals and the more-than-human world? Are you into wildlife, dogs, cats, humans, horses, pigs, leafy seadragons, Meatless Mondays, training service animals, rescuing raptors, trying veganism, volunteering at shelters, saving endangered species, or protecting ecosystems?
You’ve found a group of kindred spirits here, and you will want to learn about Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry (UUAM).
October 2026
Featured Quote:
“As children grow, we teach them categories. This animal is a pet. This animal is food. This animal is wildlife. This one is a pest. Some animals get names and beds and toys and veterinary care. Other animals are treated in ways that might horrify the same child if they actually witnessed what happened to them.
“We learn to live with those compartments about quite a few of our own species too. Those people are wrong, bad, the enemy, going to hell, you get the idea.
“But what if we didn't teach children where compassion was supposed to stop? What if we helped them expand it?”
~ Patty Sheehan, writer and artist, former educator and psychotherapist
Do you have a favorite animal quote? Send it to info@uuam.org and enter “quote” in the subject line.
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