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Scrambled Priorities: Will the King Amendment End Farmed Animal Reform?
If you ever had any question that Big Ag has a stranglehold on legislatures across the country, including the...
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“The Art of Defiance”: Ellen Kanner Interviews Jasmin Singer (PART I)
This past Monday, Jasmin was featured on The Huffington Post, in an interview called “Our Hen House’s Jasmin Singer...
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Flock Only: “The only feasible way forward is veganism.” PART II of Ellen Kanner’s Interview with Jasmin Singer
Dear Flock, Mariann here. Shocking, I know. You’re used to hearing from Jasmin in this little flock corner. Well,...
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New Vegan Pledge Campaign Provides Hands-On Mentorship, and Seeks Volunteers
If there’s one thing we love here at Our Hen House, it’s new ways to spread the word about...
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Mariann Gets Even Older (and Wiser?): Donate to Mariann’s Birthday Wish for Our Hen House!
My birthday is on April 6. And my birthday wish is to raise $5,000 for Our Hen House. As...
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Critical Animal Studies Seeking to “Break the Silence”
Animals are definitely a hot topic in the academic world. But as we’ve noted in the past, that isn’t...
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The Church of Veganism
What would you do if your job required you to get a flu shot? More to the point, if...
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If They Lie (And They Will Lie), Sue Them
What does a $400,000 fine levied against an Australian duck farm on behalf of consumers have to do with...
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Take This Course: Investigative Journalism and Social Change
Wow. The minute Jasmin and I heard about this course, we said the same thing. “I wanna take it.”...
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CFP: Students for Critical Animal Studies – You Want to be Part of This!
This conference, which is to be held at Vassar College in February and is organized through the aegis of...
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Who to Tattoo? Thoughts on Body Art, Challenging Misperceptions, and Flying Away
I did it. I kind of didn’t think I would, but then I did, mildly surprising all who know...
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