http://animalrights.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Animal Rights GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-07-01T01:10:40Z Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:10:40 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/07/01/glory-or-gory.htm (c) 2009 Doris Lin,licensed to About.com, Inc. The first time I saw this billboard, scout's honor, I thought it said, "beefy cheesy gory." Is it just me, or does the... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/07/01/glory-or-gory.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:46:09 +0000 2009-07-01T17:46:09Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/07/01/animal-protection-views-hold-up-nomination-of-cass-sunstein.htm Obama's pick for head of the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Cass Sunstein, is coming up against some hurdles because of his animal protection... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/07/01/animal-protection-views-hold-up-nomination-of-cass-sunstein.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:10:40 +0000 2009-07-01T01:10:40Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/26/michael-jackson-vegetarian-dead-at-50.htm Michael Jackson at a March 5, 2009 press conference in London.Dave Hogan / Getty Images. Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, passed away yesterday at the age of 50. Jackson was... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/26/michael-jackson-vegetarian-dead-at-50.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:19:32 +0000 2009-06-26T02:19:32Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/25/you-dont-even-eat-fish.htm Sardines at a fish market.Photo by David Silverman / Getty Images. Just about every vegetarian and vegan has been asked at some point, "You don't even eat fish?!" There are... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/25/you-dont-even-eat-fish.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:50:53 +0000 2009-06-25T01:50:53Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/21/hunter-pleads-guilty-to-second-degree-manslaughter.htm Edward Taibi, the hunter who accidentally shot and killed 16-month-old Charly Skala, has pled guilty to second-degree manslaughter. Taibi will be sentenced in October, to two to eight years in... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/21/hunter-pleads-guilty-to-second-degree-manslaughter.htm Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:30:50 +0000 2009-06-21T11:30:50Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/17/obama-swats-kills-fly.htm While taping an interview with CNBC, President Obama swatted and killed a fly. The video is available on the Toronto Star website. The video probably wouldn't be so upsetting if it... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/17/obama-swats-kills-fly.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:55:34 +0000 2009-06-17T23:55:34Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/16/nyc-killing-up-to-2000-geese.htm Guy Crittenden / Getty Images. New York City and the US Department of Agriculture began killing approximately 2,000 geese yesterday, in an attempt to prevent bird strikes, which damage planes and... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/16/nyc-killing-up-to-2000-geese.htm Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:57:04 +0000 2009-06-16T17:57:04Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/13/obama-to-nominate-sam-d-hamilton-a-hunter-as-head-of-usfws.htm Caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, where caribou hunting is allowed.US Fish and Wildlife Service / Getty Images President Obama intends to nominate Sam D. Hamilton, "an avid... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/13/obama-to-nominate-sam-d-hamilton-a-hunter-as-head-of-usfws.htm Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:33:00 +0000 2009-06-13T04:33:00Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/12/michelle-obama-is-fur-free.htm Michelle Obama with fellow fur-free first lady Carla Bruni.Sean Gallup / Getty Images. It's official: Michelle Obama's closet is fur-free. According to the fashion blog The Cut and The Washington Times,... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/12/michelle-obama-is-fur-free.htm Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:48:01 +0000 2009-06-12T17:48:01Z http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/11/old-mcdonalds-laboratory.htm These cloned piglets are part of an agricultural science study at the University of Georgia.Erik S. Lesser / Getty Images. Agricultural scientists are advocating the use of cows, pigs and chickens... http://animalrights.about.com/b/2009/06/11/old-mcdonalds-laboratory.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:30:09 +0000 2009-06-11T01:30:09Z