Why do many people see some animals’ deaths as devastating while most animal deaths are considered irrelevant and meaningless? This week, animal chaplain Sarah Bowen joins us to discuss her book, Sacred Sendoffs, and religion and spirituality as they relate to humanity’s treatment of animals.
Sarah A. Bowen is co-founder of Compassion Consortium and the executive director of the Consortium’s Animal Chaplaincy Training program, where she teaches evidence-based techniques that support people struggling with animal care or animal protection challenges such as grief, compassion fatigue, moral injury, and burnout. In addition to writing and speaking widely, she is also a columnist on animal/human relationships for Spirituality & Health magazine and the award-winning author of Sacred Sendoffs: An Animal Chaplain’s Advice for Surviving Animal Loss, Making Life Meaningful, & Trying to Heal the Planet.
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