Archive for March, 2011
Veganizing Recipes on Non-Vegan Food Sites… and Commenting On Them
Posted on31. Mar, 2011 by Visiting Animal.
Gary Loewenthal is the mastermind behind the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale, a grassroots movement that has taken the world by storm, last year raising $40,000 for animal rights causes. By the way, did I mention that we are doing …
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At Our Hen House, Give and You Shall Receive
Posted on30. Mar, 2011 by Nick Laccetti.
Hopefully, the work we do here at Our Hen House is incentive enough to donate a little something to our multimedia hive of ideas for animal activism. But we have a deal going on right now that should make the …
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Our Hen House Launches “The Gay Animal Series,” Featuring Nathan Runkle
Posted on29. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
I’ve been waiting a very long time to make this announcement: Our Hen House’s Gay Animal series has officially launched, and we couldn’t have asked for a better first subject. The Gay Animal series is something Mariann and I have …
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Vegan Mainstream Launches “A Vegan Blog Reporter”
Posted on28. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Vegan Mainstream — a marketing firm for vegan businesses, “boldly bringing vegan to a city near you” — has created the first ever vegan blog zine. The “Vstream Zine — A Vegan Blog Reporter,” is smartly designed and …
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Episode 63: “When I see bacon, I see a pig; I see a little friend, and that’s why I can’t eat it. Simple as that.”
Posted on26. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 63rd episode of Our Hen House, featuring Paul Waldau.
In today’s episode, we’ll give you the trials and tribulations of the latest Food Network stunt, and how that pertains to us vegans. You’ll find out …
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Animal Studies Programs for the Academic Activist
Posted on25. Mar, 2011 by Nick Laccetti.
The stereotype of academia as a progressive paradise is pervasive. Indeed, you would think places like these would have lots of vegans and animal rights people, and it’s true that college students are a rapidly growing segment of the vegan …
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Rational Animal’s “Mother Comfort Project” Makes My Heart Sing
Posted on24. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Rational Animal is an organization close to our hearts. It is a nonprofit that uses media to increase public awareness about NYC’s at-risk animals. Their newest campaign, “Mother’s Comfort Project,” is one of the most heartwarming undertakings for …
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7-Year-Old Paints for Animal Rights
Posted on23. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
We could all learn a thing or two from 7-year-old Aariyanne Billimoria, a student in Mumbai who organized an art exhibit to raise money for animal rights. The exhibit raised RS 51,000 (approximately $1133 US dollars), and every last painting …
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College Students: Create A Viral App for the Health Benefits of Veganism
Posted on22. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
If you’re in college and you’re tech savvy (and what college student isn’t these days?), you should think about entering a new competition organized by the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering. They are asking students to …
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Call for Workshops: A Conversation About Food, Consumption, and Sustainability
Posted on21. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Head’s up, you vegan-food-loving academics: You have until this Friday — March 25 — to get this call for workshops in, and you likely don’t want to miss this one. The Department of Philosophy and Religion at American University in …
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Episode 62: “Support your right to arm bears.”
Posted on19. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 62nd episode of Our Hen House, featuring fashion designer John Bartlett.
In today’s episode, we will discuss everything from our latest need to chill out and take inventory, to the beauty of kale chips, to …
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Spring Into “Meatout” This Sunday
Posted on18. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
This Sunday, March 20, the “world’s largest grassroots diet education campaign” will spring into action. In case you didn’t catch my extremely subtle double-entendre, Sunday also marks the first day of Spring — and the official beginning of Meatout 2011.…
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DIY Vegan Cooking Show
Posted on17. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
I have not kept it a secret that I’m a big fan of VINE Sanctuary (brilliantly, VINE stands for Veganism is the Next Evolution), which I blogged about recently, also posting the interview I did with co-founder Miriam Jones. …
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Animal Law Fellowship
Posted on16. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
If you read this blog, you have already heard lots about the Animal Legal Defense Fund (we’ve interviewed Carter Dillard, ALDF superstar, and have talked all about the scholarships they offer to animal law students). Well, ALDF has yet …
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“Promoting Vegan Products to the World”
Posted on15. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
All Things Vegan is a new company that is dedicated to doing precisely what the animal rights movement whole-heartedly neeeeeeds: they are “promoting vegan products to the world.” In other words, All Things Vegan helps to brand your ethical …
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Book Review: “An Introduction to Animals and the Law”
Posted on14. Mar, 2011 by Nick Laccetti.
One of the main avenues that we, as animal activists, use to create change is legislation – but we are bound to be ineffective without a working knowledge of the laws that currently govern animals in our society. The task …
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Episode 61: “It is just like man’s vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.”
Posted on12. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 61st episode of Our Hen House, featuring Brighter Green‘s Mia MacDonald.
In today’s episode, we will discuss how veganism is portrayed in the media. We’ll also let you in on why one particular day this …
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Why?
Posted on11. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Our Hen House aims to help those who want to get involved in changing the world for animals. While our primary role is to report on opportunities to make change, rather than to provide information about the realities of animal …
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A Vegan Groupon? Yeah, Kinda!
Posted on10. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
The creators of one of my favorite blogs, Vegan Backpacker, are at it again — this time they are the masterminds behind the new online program, Vegan Cuts, a “weekly email featuring deals on vegan products and services.” …
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Our Hen House’s Etsy Shop Goes Green for St. Patty’s Day
Posted on09. Mar, 2011 by Nick Laccetti.
St. Patrick’s Day is approaching, and that usually means all things green. Green beer, green hair, and a desperate attempt to find green clothes even if you usually don’t wear that sort of thing.
Luckily, the Our Hen House Etsy …
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Vegans Have Heart & Soul (So Enter This Contest!)
Posted on08. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
The Community Tech Knowledge (“Technology with a Heart”) Foundation’s 2011 Heart and Soul Grant Award Program is under way, and you have until March 28 to enter. The competition asks: “Can you express your non-profit, charity or volunteer organization’s mission …
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Veg Fest, Anyone?
Posted on07. Mar, 2011 by Nick Laccetti.
Imagine rows upon rows of tables with samples of sundry and delicious vegan food, heaps of animal rights literature, and the chance to discuss your passion for animal activism with dozens of new friends. Is this the kind of thing …
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Episode 60: “‘I want to stay alive…’”
Posted on05. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin and Mariann.
Welcome to the 60th episode of Our Hen House, featuring Pamela Frasch from the Center for Animal Law Studies, and Scot Fitzsimmons from the vegan shoe store, Sudo Shoes.
In today’s episode, we come to you from …
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Book Review: “Fraser’s Penguins: A Journey to the Future in Antarctica”
Posted on04. Mar, 2011 by Jennifer Parrucci.
Reviewer Jennifer Parrucci is back with a review that will certainly wow and inspire.
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Book Review: Fraser’s Penguins: A Journey to the Future in Antarctica
by Jennifer Parrucci
I have a slight obsession with penguins. My small apartment is …
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Farm to Fridge Tour: Coming to a City Near You
Posted on03. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
In 2008, I was lucky enough to travel around Southern California with Farm Sanctuary’s “Truth Behind Factory Farming” tour. It was before Prop 2 was called Prop 2, and the idea was that the tour would educate thousands of passersby …
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Humane Research Council’s Grassroots Research Fund
Posted on02. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
The Humane Research Council (HRC) — an organization touting “the world’s most comprehensive database of public opinion and behavior research about animals and related environmental issues” – is offering, through their Grassroots Research Fund, pro bono services to at least …
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Veganism is the Next Evolution
Posted on01. Mar, 2011 by Jasmin Singer.
Formerly known as the Eastern Shore Sanctuary, the newly named VINE (Veganism is the Next Evolution) is a sanctuary that provides a haven for rescued farmed animals — such as chickens, cows, ducks, doves, geese, and horses. Recently relocated to …
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