Foundation
Animals & Religion is grounded in the work of Dr. Lisa Kemmerer. Through more than two decades of scholarship across the world's major religious traditions, her work has brought forward a clear and consistent insight: the deepest ethical teachings call for respect, kindness, and care toward animals.
Lisa Kemmerer
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer is a Professor Emeritus, scholar, and activist whose work has shaped the field of animal ethics across religious and philosophical traditions. Over more than two decades of university teaching and research, she conducted fieldwork across South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and has lectured internationally including in India, Brazil, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and beyond.
Her published books include Animals and World Religions, Animals and Christianity, Animals and Judaism, and Vegan Ethics: AMORE, among many others. Across this body of work, a clear and consistent insight emerges: sacred texts across major religions call for respect and kindness toward animals — an ethical thread that has often been overlooked or set aside in contemporary interpretation.
Animals & Religion builds on this foundation, translating extensive scholarship into a structured platform accessible to people of faith, educators, faith leaders, and community leaders worldwide.
Tapestry
Tapestry is an educational nonprofit (501c3, EIN# 82-4653673) working across continents, communities, and social justice concerns to build caring, dignity, and respect for all living beings. Founded and directed by Dr. Lisa Kemmerer, it operates as a knowledge-generating force on behalf of activists, educators, and people of faith.
Animals & Religion is developed and sustained within Tapestry, which provides both the organizational framework and the long-term commitment through which this work is carried into communities worldwide.