Today—October 30, 2019—I am turning 40. Along with Mariann Sullivan, I started Our Hen House 10 years ago because I wanted to co-create a hub for anyone who wants to change the world for animals. One of our first supporters was excited about the idea but concerned that we would run out of guests to feature on the Our Hen House …
Today is my birthday, and all I want is for you to support Our Hen House‘s efforts to produce the weekly Our Hen House podcast and the monthly Animal Law Podcast, all with the goal of changing the world for animals. And to make my birthday extra special, your donation today—and every day through the end of this year—will be matched, dollar …
Starting now and until Sunday, May 20th, you can buy exclusive, limited-edition Our Hen House apparel! Show your support for the independent media you love with these awesome and fun t-shirts, tanks, and hoodies. These shirts are available thanks to our friends at FLOAT.org and $8 from every purchase gets donated to Our Hen House’s continued efforts to change the world …
Today is my birthday, and all I want is for you to support Our Hen House‘s efforts to produce the weekly Our Hen House podcast and the monthly Animal Law Podcast, all with the goal of changing the world for animals. And to make my birthday extra special, your donation today—and every day through the end of this year—will be matched, dollar …
Roadkill by Jasmin Singer When I pass you I shield my eyes, avert my gaze, change my footing, gasp, wretch. What’s it all for? You’re discarded. Disregarded as nothing, as gross. As guts. You are bloody disgusting. Your tossed apart body pieces, track marks intended through you, maroon guts spilling onto the pavement like a splattered 1980s paint design, like …
I am not quite sure what I put in my coffee the morning I decided it was appropriate to accept my fourth speaking engagement in one week, but here we are! I am very excited and honored to be speaking at a number of events next week, and I thought I’d tell you about them! And speaking of coffee, I’d better …
For the love of bunny! I’m turning 36 in one month! Your donations to my birthday fundraiser this year will be MATCHED — as will all donations made to Our Hen House between now and the end of the year — thanks to the generosity of our Barnyard Benefactors (an incredible group who we will be squawking about a bit more in the coming days and …
We have been looking forward to this video for a long time. All social justice movements are about extending the circle of compassion. In this new short film from Our Hen House, a great group of passionate activists from the LGBT world talk about how they personally connected the dots and came out for the animals, too. “Coming out for Animals” …
So much for thinking that animal rights and vegan media aren’t in the mainstream. Not only can I not keep up with my Google alerts for those search words, it seems that we are now flirting a bit with swimming in that very mainstream. I’m gobsmacked, and plain old thrilled to announce that for the second time, the Our Hen House …
Three years after Mia penned the letter below and we’re STILL blown away by the thoughtfulness, articulateness, and activist drive of this young lady. Just try not to tear up a little when you read it on this #ThrowbackThursday…we dare you. This article originally appeared on Our Hen House on May 23, 2012. If you’d like to see a certain OHH article …
We have three days left to raise $6,982. I am writing to ask you to please help us reach our goal, so that our movement to end the exploitation of animals can grow even stronger in the New Year, and so that the media hub that we have created and fostered for the past five years can expand even more as …
Have you ever prefaced your request for animal-free options with: “Sorry, I’m vegan”? To encourage the non-vegans around us to view veganism not as a sacrifice or burden, we need to stop apologizing for our ethical actions. We’re happy to bring back this reminder for #ThrowbackThursday. This article originally appeared on Our Hen House on September 20, 2012. If you’d like to see …
The age-old question: what should I do with my life? We at Our Hen House suspect that the (rather vague) answer for many of us lies in a combination of something self-fulfilling yet concurrently altruistic – and for many OHH followers specifically, something on behalf of animals. Discovering one’s true calling is certainly a long, shaky process, but in honor of the weekly …
Whether you identify as an activist or not, there’s a world of ways to change the world for animals. It doesn’t really matter what you call yourself as long as you’re doing at least one of them. With our recent publishing of our exciting new page – “100 Ways to Change the World for Animals” – we’d like to underscore this point with the article …
We all know that feeling; the one when you get asked, “where do you get your protein?” or “what if you were on a desert island?” and you contemplate your response. We suspect this is still a prevalent feeling among vegans, and that’s why we’re re-publishing this article on how to respond to those questions and more: listen. This article originally appeared on …
Dear Flock, I refuse to begin this post with something as trite as, “HOW DID IT BECOME FALL ALREADY?!” But I guess I just did. The cooler weather here in Brooklyn is a bit eery, kind of melancholy, and making me maybe a hair too self-reflective for my current taste. If I’m going to be honest, I’ll tell you that it’s …
Our love and devotion for vegan drag queen extraordinaire Honey LaBronx has not waned one bit since we recorded this cooking video way back in 2012. Given her latest campaign known as Veganize My Town (that you should totally check out), what better time to remind the OHH community about the wonders of Miss Honey and her astounding massaging (of kale, that …
We love this piece. Covering important topics like body image, the many meanings of health, determination, and the connections between running and veganism, this article will live on for years to come, which makes it perfect for #ThrowbackThursday! Speaking of that last topic, have you yet ordered your copy of the new anthology Running, Eating, Thinking (Lantern, 2014), for which Jasmin is a contributor? This …
I wrote this poem on the subway the other day. Mariann told me I should publish it here, so I am. *** Let’s… by Jasmin Singer Let’s eat the birdsong Let’s savor the feast Let’s drool for the marrow Let’s fatten the beast Let’s poison the sparrow Let’s stomp out his will Let’s strangle the babies Let’s go for the kill …
Warning: It is possible that by the end of reading this, you will think I’m a snarky bitch. But I will take my chances, because I feel it’s extremely important to make my point, even if it results in a few eye rolls. (Of course, I hope it doesn’t.) This post has been a long time coming. I hope that anyone …
So, here’s my big, gigantic, otherworldly news: I feel so incredibly honored and lucky to be able to share my story in this way. The book is coming in 2016. I will now go into hiding until my manuscript is due. (Friends/Family: See you next year.) It takes a village, apparently, to make a book happen. I feel so lucky to …
Dear Mr. Kristof, We are writing to you because we are perplexed. You seem like such a nice guy. We want to like you. In fact, we admit it, we do like you. And we especially like what you do with your column over there at the New York Times. You frequently focus on issues that, if it weren’t for you, …
Dear Chickens, I’ve been thinking about therapy lately. I imagine it’s because I always react very strongly to the change of season, and with the whole Grandma-thing weighing me down — and the grim reality of what happens to animals behind closed doors acting as a permanent backdrop — I’ve been desperately trying to remember those life lessons I learned back …
Who would have thought that tap class would teach me about how to be a better activist? Certainly not me. And to be honest, I’m not sure that my partner Mariann had that in mind when, earlier this year, she urged me to dust off my tap shoes and revisit a hobby that had been such an important part of my …
The weekend that Mariann and I got hitched – February 1, 2013 – we also got tattoos across our feet that say “change the world for animals.” As Mariann sat on the tattoo artist’s table with the words that are so near and dear to our hearts (and toes, apparently) being etched forevermore onto her skin (this was her second tattoo …
If you follow Our Hen House on Facebook or Twitter, then you likely already know that Mariann and I got hitched this past Friday morning! We did it “City Hall style,” a.k.a. the Manhattan City Clerk’s office. Only two people knew ahead of time; conveniently, they were our witnesses (and darling friends), Sally and Jane. The whole thing was surreal, with …
Admittedly, my mother has been referring to me as “defiant” for 33 years. So the fact that Lantern Books’ forthcoming anthology, Defiant Daughters: 21 Women on Art, Activism, Animals, and The Sexual Politics of Meat, includes a chapter by yours truly — paired with the incredibly exciting fact that the proceeds of the book are 100% benefiting Our Hen House — …
New Orleans seems like the perfect backdrop to hone in on one’s vision. As we drive from Portland back to New York City (the long way), we are so full of unrelenting and electrifying energy for everything that is possible for animals in the coming year. I write this from New Orleans, where the Hens have landed. The view from our …
Three years ago, Mariann came home and told me she wanted to start a blog focusing on for-profit opportunities within animal advocacy. “We could call it ‘Money Squawks,” she said. Her timing was serendipitous. While Mariann was busy concocting an idea for a blog, I had been giving serious thought to starting a podcast, even though, truth be told, I had …