Deep Roots: Animal Rights Blog

My first response to this question is, well, nothing. There is nothing innately wrong with circuses, that is. There are plenty of examples of circuses that don’t depend on the exploitation of [tag]animals[/tag]. Unfortunately, these are not typically what people think of when they hear the word circus. Most of us were taught as children [...]

Bringing Moos and Oinks Into the Food Debate [NY Times] As Farm Sanctuary has grown, so too has its influence. Soon, due in part to the organization’s work, veal calves and pregnant pigs in Arizona won’t be kept in cages so tight they can’t turn around. Eggs from cage-free hens have become so popular that [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Dozens of dogs seized from ‘deplorable’ conditions [Newsday] A missing dog up for sale on an animal rescue Web site led Suffolk County police to a Medford house where they found more than 50 dogs in “deplorable condition” Wednesday, authorities said. Cockfighting supporters plan to sue state of New Mexico [The Albuquerque Tribune] While Bhatka [...]