http://animalrights.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Animal Rights GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-09-03T22:22:41Z Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:22:41 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/09/08/united-nations-eat-less-meat.htm PETA protests Al Gore’s omnivorous ways.Cate Gillon / Getty Images. To combat global warming, Dr Rajendra Pachauri, head of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, advises, "Give up meat... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/09/08/united-nations-eat-less-meat.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:46:16 +0000 2008-09-08T03:46:16Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/09/03/factory-farming-animal-rights-and-veganism.htm These calves will spend their entire lives confined in these veal crates.Photo courtesy of Farm Sanctuary. My first clue that most farmed animals did not spend their lives happily prancing about... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/09/03/factory-farming-animal-rights-and-veganism.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:22:41 +0000 2008-09-03T22:22:41Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/09/02/evacuation-of-hurricane-gustav-companion-animals.htm Two dogs in New Orleans await transportation to a temporary shelter. Aug 30, 2008.Mario Tama / Getty Images. After people were forced to abandon countless companion animals during Hurricane Katrina, evacuation... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/09/02/evacuation-of-hurricane-gustav-companion-animals.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:25:48 +0000 2008-09-02T00:25:48Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/29/mccains-vp-pick-sarah-palin-no-friend-to-animals.htm John McCain Announces Sarah Palin as his running mateMario Tama / Getty Images. John McCain has just announced his choice for the Republican VP slot: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who is... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/29/mccains-vp-pick-sarah-palin-no-friend-to-animals.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:58:14 +0000 2008-08-29T15:58:14Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/28/miniature-cows-a-new-way-to-desensitize-children-to-animal-killing.htm A disturbing trend has taken hold in England - to combat rising food prices, people are raising miniature cows in their back yards for meat and for milk. The cows... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/28/miniature-cows-a-new-way-to-desensitize-children-to-animal-killing.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:44:15 +0000 2008-08-28T00:44:15Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/27/save-polar-bears-and-other-endangered-species.htm U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announces that the polar bear is now classified as "threatened."Alex Wong / Getty Images. You have until September 15 to speak out against proposed... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/27/save-polar-bears-and-other-endangered-species.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:43:39 +0000 2008-08-27T01:43:39Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/26/analysis-of-californias-prop-2-by-paul-shapiro.htm Paul Shapiro.Photo by Doris Lin. Paul Shapiro, senior director of The Humane Society of the United States' Factory Farming Campaign and recent inductee into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame,... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/26/analysis-of-californias-prop-2-by-paul-shapiro.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:28:36 +0000 2008-08-26T22:28:36Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/26/analysis-of-californias-prop-2-by-gary-francione.htm Gary Francione.Photo by Nick Romanenko. Gary Francione, a professor at Rutgers Law School and a respected leader in the animal rights movement, has written an analysis of California's Prop. 2, the... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/26/analysis-of-californias-prop-2-by-gary-francione.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:18:16 +0000 2008-08-26T22:18:16Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/20/more-animal-suffering-at-dallas-zoo.htm Instead of sending Jenny the elephant to a sanctuary, the Dallas Zoo has decided to enlarge her enclosure and bring in another elephant. Whether this new elephant is one who... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/20/more-animal-suffering-at-dallas-zoo.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:21:13 +0000 2008-08-20T23:21:13Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/20/fundraiser-showing-of-blinders-in-nyc.htm Join Mary and Peter Max, Ally Sheedy and Kristen Johnson for a special screening of the film, "Blinders" to benefit the League of Humane Voters of New York City on... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2008/08/20/fundraiser-showing-of-blinders-in-nyc.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:37:40 +0000 2008-08-20T03:37:40Z