Rev. Joyner journeyed to Washington, D.C. as one of many coauthors and original cosigners of the Religious Proclamation on Animal Compassion, a document created by many religious leaders to affirm the worth of all life.

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Best Friends is encouraging people to sign an online version of the proclamation at http://www.bestfriends.org/signproc. The goal is to collect one million signatures by the 2009 Summit of Animals and Religion: A Call to Compassion in a show of support for kindness and compassion as key spiritual values. To achieve this, Best Friends' Animals & Religion team will be facilitating an effort to reach 2008 churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and faith organizations by the end of 2008 in anticipation of global conference for Animals & Religion in 2009.