Deep Roots: Animal Rights Blog

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 there [...]

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 here – where [...]

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 tell [...]

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 horrible to even [...]