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Maximum Tolerated Dose: Q&A with Filmmaker Karol Orzechowski

Posted on28. Feb, 2011 by Nick Laccetti.

Film is an especially effective tool for reaching an audience that is attuned to receiving messages in an immediate, visually striking way. As animal activists, we can harness its power to educate the public on the appalling treatment of animals…

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Episode 59: “Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression.”

Posted on26. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.

Welcome to the 59^th episode of Our Hen House, featuring Simone Reyes from Running Russell Simmons, and Drew Winter from The Vegan Sex Shop.

In today’s episode, we will tell you all about the workshop…

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Tough Love

Posted on25. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

We interrupt this regularly scheduled programming for a word from, well, from me.

I’m here to remind you that I can’t do it for you.

I can’t be an activist for you. It’s not up to me. And it’s not…

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The Pinnacle of Success: Fur Activism

Posted on24. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

I frequently get the question, “What do you do about fur-wearers?” When we see them on the streets — which, here in New York City, is frequently — it can be devastating. I don’t know about you, but I sometimes…

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Grants Offered for Trap Neuter Return Programs

Posted on23. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

Interested in getting involved with Trap Neuter Return for feral kitties? PetSmart Charities is now offering two grants for those interested in helping to reduce the free-roaming cat population. Though it looks like you need to have an…

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A Taste of Compassion

Posted on22. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

Here’s a scrumptious story for you. In Keyport, New Jersey, a new vegan bakery has popped up — and it is helping more than just animals. According to Atlanticville — and to my vegan mom who lives in…

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All Dogs Go to Heaven – Getting Veganism Into Your Religious Community

Posted on21. Feb, 2011 by Nick Laccetti.

Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending a fantastic event at Metropolitan Community Church of New York (“MCCNY”) — a conversation on veganism organized by Casey Easterling. MCCNY is an incredible, inclusive place. In fact, the…

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Episode 58: “The most violent element in society is ignorance.”

Posted on19. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.

Welcome to the 58^th episode of Our Hen House, featuring Leigh and Ken Saluzzi of Cosmo’s Vegan Shoppe, and Jeanette Zeis of VeganDish.

In today’s episode, we come to you from Atlanta, Georgia, where we…

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Film Review: “May I Be Frank”

Posted on18. Feb, 2011 by Visiting Animal.

It’s obviously the season of the vegan-friendly film. Never before have we had more cinema tools for our changemaking toolkit, allowing us ample opportunities to show the not-yet-vegans in our lives the multitude of reasons to adopt a plant-based diet.…

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We Animals: A Conversation With Photographer Jo-Anne McArthur

Posted on17. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

Jo-Anne McArthur is one of those photographers who has the power to change the world through her camera lens. Her startling images of animals, both enslaved and no longer oppressed, carry inside of them a deep dark…

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What’s Going on at Wesleyan?

Posted on16. Feb, 2011 by Mariann Sullivan.

I was excited to see that Connecticut’s Wesleyan University is now offering an animal studies program. Though not yet a minor, (unlike the program at New York University, which will be instituting its minor in animal…

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Twitter Chat for the Greater Good

Posted on15. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

We recently heard from our friends over at VegNews telling us the exciting and intriguing news about their very first Twitter chat, which is set for February 22 at 6 p.m. PST/9 p.m EST, featuring the fabulous vegan…

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Nice Shoes

Posted on14. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

Every time a vegan shoe store opens, I get a little happier inside. Don’t you? Do you feel a bit jollier recently? The brilliantly titled new vegan shoe store (!), Nice Shoes (their tag line is “Being nice is…

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Episode 57: “…I found out something about hamburgers that really grossed me out…”

Posted on12. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.

Welcome to the 57^th podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring Daniel Hauff, Director of Investigations from Mercy for Animals.

In today’s episode, we come to you from The Windy City, where we are hanging out with the…

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Call for Papers: Discuss the Meaning of Meat in Germany

Posted on11. Feb, 2011 by Nick Laccetti.

If you’re interested in the academic study of the relationship between animals and humans, put your thinking caps on for the Group for Society and Animals Studies’ 2012 conference in Hamburg, Germany, “Eating Meat: The Social Relationship of Humans and…

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Animals in Human Culture

Posted on10. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

Academic outreach is an imperative component to advancing animal interests. Increasing scholarly attention is being paid to the intimately intersecting worlds of humans and animals, shedding new light on everything from animal physiology to the role animals play in history…

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Theatre: Q&A with “Dead Pile” Playwright and Director

Posted on09. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

Combining theatre with politics is not a new concept. But animal issues are on the theatrical agenda far too rarely, particularly given the rapidly expanding reach of the animal protection movement. As an actor-turned-activist, I am very excited…

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Valentine’s Day Shopping at the Our Hen House Etsy Shop

Posted on08. Feb, 2011 by Nick Laccetti.

If you’re planning on doing some gift shopping this Valentine’s Day, why not make your purchases support the multimedia work of Our Hen House? All of your purchases on the Our Hen House Etsy Shop contribute directly to…

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Stop Lying to Children

Posted on07. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

Sometimes I watch cartoons, and no, I am not ashamed that you know that. But every so often after my cartoon, they will feature a “real kids” segment, which from time to time will make me shout words at my…

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Episode 56: “…clever enough to be crows.”

Posted on05. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.

Welcome to the 56th podcast episode of Our Hen House, featuring ethologist Jonathan Balcombe.

In today’s episode, we will give you our reactions to Oprah’s Vegan Challenge, including the good, the bad, and the unbelievably annoying.

Joining us…

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“Revenge of the Piece of Meat”

Posted on04. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

Use your art to create change, to speak up for those who are less lucky — namely, the animals — and you’ve already got a fan in me. Our Hen House’s Art of the Animal series focuses on artists who…

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Get a Cooking Event at Your College

Posted on03. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

Later today, Brooklyn Law School’s SALDF (Student Animal Legal Defense Fund) is hosting a vegan cooking class at one of the school’s cafeterias, Geraldo’s Cafe. Even more fabulous is the fact that the cruelty-free dish will be prepared…

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Teen Wins Big With Vegan Bakery

Posted on02. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

High school student Nia Froome made history last year when she won the 2010 Oppenheimer Funds/NFTE National Entrepreneurship Challenge for — get this — her vegan baking business. Inspired by her mom’s decision to go vegan after being…

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Snap That Photo

Posted on01. Feb, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.

We already know that a picture speaks a thousand words, but it can also speak for those who can’t. HSUS is currently doing a photo contest asking people to share cute pictures and stories of their companion animals,…

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