Deep Roots: Animal Rights Blog

The floods in southern Indiana have been devastating. Our field was under six feet of water. All of us at Deep Roots were well above the flood waters, but not all others were as lucky. Animals throughout the region are in need of your help. In some cases, companion animals were stranded. In others, emergency [...]

I just learned today that Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary co-founder Chris Alley-Grubb survived a heart attack last month. Although they don’t know it, Peaceful Prairie has served as a model for us as we’ve been getting started. Their work is inspirational and a true voice for animals everywhere. So we hope that Chris will have a [...]

Birthing bears head for land as Arctic ice gets scarcer [San Francisco Chronicle] Increasing numbers of pregnant polar bears are coming to land to give birth instead of staying on the thinning Arctic sea ice, a trend that signals a bleak future for their population there, a U.S. Geological Survey study has found. Not Everything [...]

Alaska’s only elephant set for sunny retirement [The West Australian] Ms Lampi said possible new homes for Maggie include sanctuaries in California and Tennessee. Indiana Shelter Euthanizing Animals Inhumanely, Ex-Workers Say [Channel 6 News] “They get all doped up, and they … run into the walls and everything,” Frye said. “It’s horrible to watch. It’s [...]