Deep Roots: Animal Rights Blog

Welcome to the 9th Carnival of Empty Cages! It is amazing how many great posts were written in the past month (and to think of all the posts that weren’t submitted or I didn’t find). There are a lot of topics covered in this edition of the carnival. I hope you enjoy. Be sure to submit your post (or someone else’s post that you really enjoy) for the next edition. You can submit by emailing the link to chris (at) deeprootssanctuary.org or use the submission form.

No excuses, the Carnival is simply late. Despite the fact that I’ve been collecting blog post links for the past few months, I’m only going to include items from June. Enjoy! And remember to send your submissions for the 9th edition to chris [at] deeprootssanctuary.org or at blogcarnival.com.

I decided not to break the posts into categories this edition because there were a lot of posts that didn’t easily fit into a box. I guess that’s a downside to seeing the interconnectedness of everything:)

Animal Rights 101 [An Animal-Friendly Life]
Eric Prescott has started a series of posts to introduce people to the fundamentals of the abolitionist approach to animal rights. The series now consists of three parts. Part One: The Need talks about why we need to clearly define animal rights. The second part, Rights, breaks down the differences and connections between legal and moral rights. And part three, Animal Rights, delves into the notion of sentience and the basis of equal consideration.

Today is World Vegan Day and what better way to celebrate than to release another edition of the Carnival of Empty Cages? This edition of the carnival focuses a lot on being active in the struggle for animal rights. Fighting an uphill battle can be difficult. That’s why it is important for those that have been active to share their experiences - beginner and seasoned. I tried to pick posts that I felt gave practical skills and knowledge for staying healthy, active and effective.

This also means that I chose to highlight some posts that talk about the interconnectedness of struggle. If we are going to be truly effective as a global movement for compassion and justice, then we must learn to recognize how to work in solidarity with all such struggles and to incorporate those struggles into our daily activism.

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Welcome to the long awaited 6th Carnival of Empty Cages! It has been nearly a year since the last carnival was published, and a lot of great animal liberation material has been written across the blogosphere. We’ve seen the birth of several new animal lib bloggers and the growth of many of our old favorites. I wish I could promise you that this carnival would successfully catch you up to everything that has gone on in the past year, but that is just not feasible. Instead, you will find a nice (yet relatively small) sampling of some of the great material that has been published.

With this edition of the Carnival of Empty Cages, we announce that the Deep Roots blog will now be the permanent host of the carnival and that the carnival will be published on a monthly basis! Please help spread the word about the animal lib blogosphere by submitting posts to future editions of the carnival and linking back to us. Enjoy!

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