This chapter concerns whether evolution, and animal suffering in particular, can be reconciled with the goodness of God (as the creator). The opening section sets out the problem, quoting authors who regard it as problematic if not insoluble. The next section concerns how a good God would be likely to select a universe governed by universal natural regularities. But might more benign regularities than those prevalent in the actual world produce a world with less suffering? The following section considers the possibilities of worlds without predation, without parasitism and with fewer species extinctions, developing the work of Holmes Rolston III. To strengthen Rolston’s position, the next section concerns whether other possible worlds would be preferable to the actual one. The upshot is that a universe whose regularities include natural selection is found to be the only way to generate conscious and intelligent creatures (the ‘only way’ approach). Further sections consider and reject objections to this approach, and then consider Southgate’s proposals for supplementing it. However, the proposed supplements (of divine suffering and of an animal heaven) are found inconclusive, leaving the ‘only way’ approach as both indispensable and more plausible than the suggested supplements.