Actor Ginnifer Goodwin started off the Saturday evening banquet at Taking Action for Animals, and talked about her vegan moment: while pouring milk over her cereal, she realized what it ... Read More

File photo of a Ringling Bros. elephant and trainer. Manny Ceneta / Getty Images A new undercover video shot by PETA shows Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus employees beating ... Read More

© Doris Lin 2009, licensed to About.com, Inc. Proctor and Gamble tests on animals, they don't want to stop, but they want the public to think they are animal-friendly. Last night, ... Read More

Vance Lekmuhl, Lee Hall, James LaVeck and Harold Brown (l to r) speak on "Animal Rights: The Basics, the Controversies, and the Future" at the Vegetarian Summerfest. © Doris Lin ... Read More

Terry Hope Romero (R), vegan cookbook author, makes her vegan tamales at the Vegetarian Summerfest and lets volunteers from the audience try their hand at tamale making. Romero's upcoming book ... Read More

A panel of lifelong vegans, raised by vegan parents.© Doris Lin 2009, licensed to About.com I attended some great sessions at the Vegetarian Summerfest during the day today. First was the ... Read More

Colleen Holland and Joseph Connelly of VegNews are inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.© Doris Lin 2009, licensed to About.com What an evening! During the plenary session, Victoria Moran spoke ... Read More

The banner from the child care center of the Vegetarian Summerfest, 2009.© Doris Lin 2009, licensed to About.com I spent the morning doing my volunteer shift in the child care center ... Read More

Vegetarian Jeopardy at the Vegetarian Summerfest, 2009.© Doris Lin 2009, licensed to About.com My daughter and I arrived this evening at the Vegetarian Summerfest, after spending 6 hours on a train. ... Read More

I'll be tweeting and blogging live from the 35th annual Vegetarian Summerfest, from July 8-12. I attended several Summerfests back in the 90s, but I haven't been in over ten ... Read More

(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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More