James Thompson

James Thompson, who styles himself the "Animal's Padre", is an animal rights advocate and anti-vivisection activist in Wales, who compiled Hymns for Creatures Great and Small, which his website (all-creatures.org/ap) describes as an "ecumenical booklet of 40 selected animal hymns, set to well known hymn tunes for use at animal blessing services, demo[onstration]s and vigils. [Four] of these have actually been sung within Westminster Abbey!" One hymn he wrote that is not in the aforementioned hymnal is titled "Against the Cull: A Hymn For The Care Of Cows And Badgers", set to ST. GERTRUDE, beginning "Onward Christian soldiers marching as to war; Overcoming evils in Welsh farming law."