Deep Roots: Animal Rights Blog

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Its not often that I am compelled to write about celebrities speaking out against certain atrocities, but Hayden Panettiere, star of the NBC series Heroes, has proven that she is willing to do more than just speak out. Along with five friends, the 18-year-old actress from Australia paddled out on a surfboard to stop a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]