University Chaplaincy at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

The University Chaplaincy offers several resources at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts’ campus in Grafton, Massachusetts. Tufts’ chaplains are available to support student spiritual and ethical communities and activities on campus, and to advise students, faculty, and staff about religious and philosophical life issues and animal care. Protestant Chaplain Daniel Bell currently serves as the University Chaplaincy’s liaison to the Cummings School. Please contact him with any questions.

Please click here for our resource Religion and the Care, Treatment, and Rights of Animals, which was revised in 2024. This brief guide provides insights from our interfaith team of chaplains on how to best support the religious and cultural needs of veterinary clients. A newly-added section addresses animal euthanasia and other end-of-life concerns. Also, there are several sections that provide quotes from various religious perspectives and worldviews on the treatment of animals. We welcome your feedback on this guide, which we plan to revise from time to time. Please share your thoughts with Chaplain Dan Bell (see above for his email address). Thank you.