UUCH formed a chapter of the Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry in 2024. UUAM empowers individuals, chapters, and congregations to build justice and compassion for animals. UUAM is a group of concerned Unitarian Universalists who desire to express their faith, in part, through their compassion towards all beings. UUAM chapters across the United States and Canada work to promote compassion for animals at the local level, serving as a central source of nonhuman animal awareness and education for Unitarian Universalists by relating the religious and spiritual aspects of our tradition to justice and ethical issues. UUAM promotes and supports justice-making efforts for nonhuman animals within congregations and within the Unitarian Universalist Association as a whole. 

UUAM sends a monthly newsletter that highlights important animal-related stories and UUAM chapter activities. UUAM also organizes and hosts online workshops and seminars that we may access. Chapter dues are $100 per year.

UUCH’s Share-The-Plate partners for Animal Justice in the 2024-25 Fiscal Year are

The Blind Spot Animal Sanctuary provides lifelong, loving care to neglected and homeless farm animals, placing those who are adoptable in forever homes. BSAS focuses on those animals that often get overlooked due to species, age, color or disability. BSAS is currently home to about 150 animals, including 65 pigs, 10 sheep, 18 goats, 10 horses, 4 alpacas, and 4 emus! BSAS provides free educational tours on Saturdays, which can be reserved online. BSAS is located in Rougemont, just 18 miles north of UUCH.

Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge provides lifelong care to rescued farm animals, educates people about the realities of animal agriculture, and promotes veganism by offering knowledge, support, and community. The Refuge is a sanctuary for rescued chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, sheep, goats, and cows who come from lives of abuse, neglect and abandonment. These animals are provided with peace and protection on 45 acres of pasture and woods where they are provided with top notch, life-long care. The Refuge next plans to expand to provide homes for rescued pigs. The Refuge provides monthly educational tours with a sliding scale fee structure, as well as other community and educational events. The Refuge is located in Pittsboro, just 24 miles south of UUCH.

CLAWS rehabilitates injured, sick and orphaned native wildlife for release back into their native habitat. CLAWS is permitted for every species that is legal to rehabilitate in the state of North Carolina except fawn and bear. The clinic is staffed with 2 licensed, volunteer wildlife rehabbers who live on site. CLAWS is an all volunteer run organization, operated on private property and not open to the public. CLAWS is located just outside of Chapel Hill.