I just found this at http://www.rna.org/paidreleases.php#TheHumane:

9/14/07
The Humane Society of the United States Announces its Animals and Religion Program

(August 30, 2007) The Humane Society of the United States is proud to introduce its new Animals and Religion program. This program will engage religious institutions and individuals on an array of critical animal protection issues based on the universally held principles of mercy, compassion and justice.

Animals and Religionís major initiative, Food, Farming and Faith, recognizes the central role of food in religious traditions and promotes faithful stewardship of animals in agriculture. Through this initiative, we will explore the sacred dimensions of food in various religious traditions and highlight its vital place in community and faith (e.g., Kosher, Halal and the Eucharist).

Food, Farming and Faith also brings into focus the link between industrial animal agriculture and central issues of faith communities such as global hunger and the growing concern of climate change.

ìRelying on bedrock religious principles of compassion and care for all creation, we hope to persuade religious institutions and individuals to make more humane and sustainable food choices,î said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States. ìI encourage all people of faith to learn about the treatment of animals raised for food, to square their own consumption habits with religious principles, and to advocate for improved farm animal welfare policies at the local, state and national levels.î

The United Methodist Church and The Episcopal Church are two denominations with official statements addressing farm animal welfare and other current animal protection issues. The HSUS will be calling on these denominations and other religions and faiths to support its animal protection efforts.

The HSUSí Animals and Religion program builds on 15 years of The HSUSí work to foster scholarship and advocacy focused on caring for creation. For more information on the Animals and Religion program, visit humanesociety.org/religion [sic] ….

(The actual URL is http://www.hsus.org/religion.)