Deep Roots: Animal Rights Blog

We just got some great news that a donor will match all donations to our Kickstarter campaign made in the next two days. That means that every donation you give will be doubled and we only need to raise about $1,700 to be able to go forward with construction and operation chicken rescue! However, we [...]

We are very excited to kick off the next step in our development: a barn. More specifically, this will be a small barn with a 2-3 acre yard to house dozens of new chickens. In order to make this happen, we need to raise $6000 by July 10th. To meet that goal, we’ve teamed up [...]

Go vegetarian to save money [MSN] Staples such as rice, corn and beans can make trips to a grocery store less expensive. But the biggest savings may come in health-care costs years later. One city’s fight over biomed plans [Christian Science Monitor] When Covance, a multinational drug-testing company, elected to build a $44 million laboratory [...]

Calf roping: Animal abuse or all-American sport? [Santa Cruz Sentinel] “While the humans in rodeos have a choice as to whether they are willing to place themselves in danger, the animals don’t have a choice” Animal rights group at odds with circus, village [Chicago Heights Star] A national animal rights group is calling on Steger [...]

AR Groups Break Silence on Amazon.com’s Foie Gras Sales, Urge Boycott [Farm Sanctuary] You can help put an end to foie gras cruelty by cutting the supply chain! In the United States, Amazon.com hawks foie gras produced at Elevages Perigord. Please put the power of your purse to work to stop this intolerable cruelty, and [...]