Episode 140: “There is nothing complicated about equality.”

Welcome to the 140^th episode of Our Hen House, featuring Delcianna Winders, the Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement for the PETA Foundation. 
In today’s episode, we talk about a restaurant whose icon to show which menu items are vegan is a sad face. We’ll tell you about the letter Jasmin wrote to complain, and the one she got back, calling her a zealot.
We’ll also talk to you about our glorious experience watching 20,000 swifts dance their way into the chimney of an elementary school. And Mariann will update us on what she is covering in her animal law fundamentals class and her animal in agriculture class.
Joining us today is Delcianna Winders, the Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement for the PETA Foundation. Delci will get us up to speed on some exciting victories to recently come about for animals, including that of Ben the Bear – the story of one ambassador animal that you won’t want to miss. She’ll also give us some exciting updates about the fight for Lolita, the lone captive orca at the Miami Seaquarium.
For our review, we’ll talk about the film Happy Feet Two, from an animal rights perspective.
All that, vegan banter, and of course, current events from the world of animal rights.
This week’s news items include:

• “Where Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy” from The New York Times
• “Animal Legal Defense Fund Petitions Federal Trade Commission To Investigate Deceptive Claims Of Top Three Tuna Suppliers” from ALDF 
• “Vegan Treats Takes the Cake: Named Amongst Top 10 Bakeries in the World” from One Green Planet
• “Elephant Slaughter” from The New York Times

“There is nothing complicated about equality.” -Alice Paul
The Our Hen House podcast is sponsored by The Seed: A Vegan Experience, which is currently planning an all-day escape to the Catskill Animal Sanctuary in upstate New York. Sign up for this trip and you can ride in comfort on a luxury motor coach, enjoy a private tour by sanctuary director Kathy Stevens, meet the rescued animal ambassadors, enjoy a gourmet vegan lunch by Chef Linda, stop at Whitecliff Vineyards for a vegan wine tasting, and, along the way, snack on delicious vegan goodies. This is all happening on September 22, 2012, and you can learn more and sign up at theseedexperience.com.

You can listen to our podcast directly on our blog (below!) or you can listen and subscribe on iTunes. Also, if you like what you hear, please rate it on iTunes, and don’t forget to leave us a friendly comment!  Of course, we would be thrilled if you would also consider making a donation. If you’re a weekly listener, you might consider making a recurring monthly donation. Any amount is hugely appreciated, and Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so it’s tax-deductible! Don’t forget — we’re reader and listener supported. Plus, we offer some fantastic thank you gifts for your donations. Thank you for helping us to create quality content, and for helping us bring you a new, hour-long podcast each week!