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Mariann Sullivan

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Animal Law Podcast #42: The Case of the Tormented Tigers

by Mariann Sullivan November 28, 2018
written by Mariann Sullivan

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I talk to Brittany Peet, the director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement at the PETA Foundation, about her efforts to use the Endangered Species Act to help some tiger cubs and other animals who have been subjected to horrific maltreatment at the rather disturbingly named organization Wildlife In Need, a roadside exhibitor in …

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November 28, 2018
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Animal Law Podcast #41: The Case of the Wall Against the Law

by Mariann Sullivan October 31, 2018
written by Mariann Sullivan

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I talk to Tony Eliseuson of the Animal Legal Defense Fund about the potential impact of the proposed and proceeding border wall between the United States and Mexico on many species of animals, including endangered ones. We also discuss the several ongoing legal cases surrounding these issues which are based on a wholesale …

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October 31, 2018
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Animal Law Podcast #40: The Case of Justice For Justice

by Mariann Sullivan September 27, 2018
written by Mariann Sullivan

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I’m so pleased to welcome back Matthew Liebman of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, who will be speaking with us about the case of JUSTICE, an American Quarter Horse, by and through his Guardian, Kim Mosiman, Plaintiff, v. GWENDOLYN VERCHER, Defendant. It is certainly a unique case. Justice is bringing a negligence per se …

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September 27, 2018
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Animal Law Podcast #39: The Case of the Harassed Horses

by Mariann Sullivan August 29, 2018
written by Mariann Sullivan

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I’m so pleased to welcome back environmental lawyer Bill Eubanks of Meyer, Glitzenstein & Eubanks, who will be speaking with us about wild horses. Specifically, he will be discussing plans currently underway at the Bureau of Land Management to clear all the wild horses out of the Caliente Complex, a 700,000 acre area …

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August 29, 2018
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Animal Law Podcast #38: The Case of the Missing Facebook Comments

by Mariann Sullivan July 24, 2018
written by Mariann Sullivan

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I’m so pleased to welcome back Gabriel Walters, Counsel and Manager of Legislative Affairs for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation, where he contributes to PETA’s efforts to pass legislation and win court cases that help animals. Joining us will be PETA Research Associate Jeremy Beckham, who will be providing …

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July 24, 2018
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Animal Law Podcast #37: Justin Marceau on the Animal Welfare Act

by Mariann Sullivan June 27, 2018
written by Mariann Sullivan

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I’m bringing you something a little different. I speak with Justin Marceau not about a litigated case, but about the Animal Welfare Act and his recent Hastings Law Journal article, “How The Animal Welfare Act Harms Animals”.  We talk about the failings of this statute and the suffering that the Act contributes to, …

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June 27, 2018
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Animal Law Podcast #36: The Case of the Antibiotics for Dinner

by Mariann Sullivan May 30, 2018
written by Mariann Sullivan

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I speak with Kim Richman of the Richman Law Group about several different cases he is working on that are all tied together by the theme of “truth in advertising.” We discuss what it means when animal agriculture companies advertise their products as “all-natural,” how that relates to evidence that such food contains …

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May 30, 2018
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Limited Edition Our Hen House Merchandise Available Now!

by Jasmin and Mariann May 16, 2018
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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 …

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May 16, 2018
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Animal Law Podcast #35: The Case of the “Harassed” Hunters

by Mariann Sullivan April 25, 2018
written by Mariann Sullivan

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann speaks with Sarah Hanneken, a litigation fellow at the Animal Legal Defense Fund, about the case of Brown v. Kemp, which was recently brought in federal District Court in Wisconsin. The case, brought by a journalist, a documentarian and an activist, seeks to invalidate some of the newly-enacted amendments to Wisconsin’s hunter …

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April 25, 2018
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Support ALL the Voices that Care About Animals

by Jasmin and Mariann April 10, 2018
written by Jasmin and Mariann

These are tough times. No one seems to get along. There is too much unfairness in the world. Sometimes it feels like everything is falling apart. And too often we just don’t know who to believe. At moments like these, there is nothing more important than voices you can trust. And, here at Our Hen House, we sure hope that you …

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April 10, 2018
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Animal Law Podcast #34: The Case of the Legal Eagles

by Mariann Sullivan March 28, 2018
written by Mariann Sullivan

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann will be speaking with environmental lawyer Bill Eubanks of Meyer, Glizenstein & Eubanks about a case involving whether or not the National Environmental Policy Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act will be able to protect a pair of bald eagles in Colorado from developers. Bill gives us an in-depth …

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March 28, 2018
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Animal Law Podcast #33: Harvard’s Animal Law & Policy Program

by Mariann Sullivan March 1, 2018
written by Mariann Sullivan

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann will be speaking with three educators from Harvard’s Animal Law & Policy Program. Faculty Director Kristen Stilt, Executive Director Chris Green, and Policy Director Jonathan Lovvorn. They take Mariann on a deep dive into all the aspects of this fascinating program. You’ll hear about the various classes offered in animal law, how …

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March 1, 2018
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Animal Law Podcast #32: The Case of the Enslaved Elephants

by Mariann Sullivan January 31, 2018
written by Mariann Sullivan

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast,  Mariann will be speaking once again with Steven Wise, who heads up the Nonhuman Rights Project, and who was last on the podcast on Episodes 1 and 2 to tell us about the litigation brought in New York State trying to free several chimpanzees living in New York. Today, Steve will be updating …

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January 31, 2018
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Animal Law Podcast #31: The Case of the Languishing, Lonely Lolita

by Mariann Sullivan December 27, 2017
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 31st episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined once again by Delcianna Winders, PETA’s Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement, to discuss PETA v Miami Seaquarium, which she just argued in the 11th Circuit. The case involves an animal with whom you are probably also familiar. Lolita is an orca who, in spite …

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December 27, 2017
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Animal Law Podcast #30: The Case of the Missing Bus Ad

by Mariann Sullivan November 29, 2017
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 30th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Matthew Strugar of the Law Office of Matthew Strugar, who returns to the Animal Law Podcast to discuss a suit recently filed on behalf of the White Coat Waste Project against the Greater Richmond Transit Company for refusing to run White Coat Waste’s advertisement criticizing deadly and invasive dog …

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November 29, 2017
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Animal Law Podcast #29: The Battle Against Foie Gras, Part Two

by Mariann Sullivan October 25, 2017
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 29th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Kelsey Eberly of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, who returns to the Animal Law Podcast to discuss the 9th Circuit’s recent decision in Association des Éleveurs de Canards et D’oies du Quebec v Becerra.  The battle to ban the force-feeding of ducks and geese and the sale of its …

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October 25, 2017
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Animal Law Podcast #28: The Case Against Capturing Nemo

by Mariann Sullivan September 27, 2017
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 28th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Laura Friend to discuss a recently decided case in which The Humane Society of the United States, along with the Conservation Council of Hawaii, the Center for Biological Diversity, and multiple individual plaintiffs, sued the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources for failing to comply with the Hawaii …

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September 27, 2017
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Animal Law Podcast #27: Matthew Strugar and The Case Against Ag-Gag

by Mariann Sullivan August 23, 2017
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 27th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Matthew Strugar, who tells us about a Federal judge’s decision to declare Utah’s ag-gag law unconstitutional. The Ag Gag Law was part of a movement among agricultural states to stop undercover investigations by animal rights groups. Like other state’s ag gag laws, Utah’s made it a crime to obtain employment at …

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August 23, 2017
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Animal Law Podcast #26: Jonathan Lovvorn and the Case Against Factory Farm Air Pollution

by Mariann Sullivan July 26, 2017
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 26th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Jonathan Lovvorn, Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel for Animal Protection Litigation at The Humane Society of the United States, where he has litigated extensively on behalf of animals and the environment. Jon also holds academic appointments at Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, and …

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July 26, 2017
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Animal Law Podcast #25: Collette Adkins and A Case Against Trump

by Mariann Sullivan June 28, 2017
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 25th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Collette Adkins, Senior Attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity in the Endangered Species Program, who focuses on combating exploitation and cruel treatment of rare wildlife.  On this episode, Collette talks about the lawsuit against the Trump administration for repealing protections for wolves, bears, and other wildlife on Alaska’s national …

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June 28, 2017
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Animal Law Podcast #24: Jenni James and the Case of Bow-Hunting Cruelty

by Mariann Sullivan May 24, 2017
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 24th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Jenni James, counsel for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation. Through lawsuits, support for new legislation, and other legal efforts, Jenni pushes authorities to create and enforce local, state, and federal laws designed to help animals who are used and abused. On this episode we …

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May 24, 2017
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Animal Law Podcast #23: Gabriel Walters and the Case of the Secret Primates

by Mariann Sullivan April 26, 2017
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 23rd episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Mariann is joined by Gabriel Walters, Counsel and Manager of Legislative Affairs for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation, where he contributes to PETA’s efforts to pass legislation and win court cases that help animals. He’ll be talking about PETA v Department of Agricultural Resources, which is currently pending in the …

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April 26, 2017
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Animal Law Podcast #22: Adam Milasincic, Matthew Liebman and the Case Against Landry’s

by Mariann Sullivan March 29, 2017
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 22nd episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, Mariann is joined by Matthew Liebman, Director of Litigation at the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and Adam Milasincic, trial lawyer with the Houston firm Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.  Matthew and Adam update us on the case against Landry’s, or to be precise, on Landry’s case against animal activists. For over a decade, …

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March 29, 2017
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Animal Law Podcast #21: Delcianna J. Winders and the Case Against the USDA

by Mariann Sullivan March 1, 2017
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 21st episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, Mariann is joined by Delcianna J. Winders, currently an Academic Fellow of the Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program and a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit against the USDA. This Freedom of Information Law suit seeks to compel the USDA to replace the records, recently purged from their website, that detail violations of the Animal …

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March 1, 2017
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Animal Law Podcast #20: James Whitlock and Douglas Ruley and the Cherokee Bear Zoo Case

by Mariann Sullivan January 25, 2017
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 20th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, Mariann is joined by Jamie Whitlock and Doug Ruley, who focus on environmental law at Davis & Whitlock, P.C., in Asheville, North Carolina. Jamie has litigated numerous environmental and land use cases in federal district courts nationwide, the state courts of North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas, and in local and administrative …

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January 25, 2017
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Animal Law Podcast #19: Bryan Pease and the Kapporot Case

by Mariann Sullivan December 28, 2016
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 19th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, Mariann is joined by attorney Bryan Pease. Bryan’s law practice focuses on government transparency and freedom of speech and assembly, as well as the protection of animals, the environment, and consumers. He’s been involved in numerous cases on behalf of activists with the Animal Protection and Rescue League, which he co-founded in …

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December 28, 2016
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Animal Law Podcast #18: Ryan Shapiro, Jeffrey Light, and FOIA

by Mariann Sullivan November 30, 2016
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 18th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, we are joined by Ryan Shapiro and Jeffrey Light. Ryan is a Ph.D. candidate at MIT, as well as a Research Affiliate at Harvard University, and a leading expert on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Jeffrey, who is Ryan’s lawyer, is a D.C.-based FOIA specialist attorney, who also specializes in activist defense …

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November 30, 2016
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Animal Law Podcast #17: Matthew Liebman on the Case Against the “Walmart of Antibodies”

by Mariann Sullivan October 26, 2016
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 17th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, I am joined by Matthew Liebman, Chief Legal Counsel in the litigation program at the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Matthew has litigated cases including ALDF v. Otter, the first lawsuit to successfully invalidate an Ag-Gag law; and Bennett v. McDaniel, which rescued a captive bear from a small concrete cage where she …

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October 26, 2016
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Animal Law Podcast #16: Michael Jasny and A Case Against Sonar

by Mariann Sullivan September 28, 2016
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 16th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today, I am joined by Michael Jasny, Director of the Marine Mammal Protection Project at the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). Michael is a leading expert in the law and policy of ocean noise pollution. For more than a decade, he has directed high-profile litigation, lobbying efforts, science-based policy development, and public …

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September 28, 2016
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Animal Law Podcast #15: Enforcing the Animal Welfare Act with Delcianna Winders

by Mariann Sullivan August 31, 2016
written by Mariann Sullivan

Welcome to the 15th episode of the Animal Law Podcast! Today I am joined by Delcianna J. Winders, who is currently an Academic Fellow of the Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program and who formerly headed up the PETA Foundation‘s Captive Animal Law Enforcement Division. I could not be more excited about this episode, not only because I have known Delci …

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August 31, 2016
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Animal Law Podcast #14: Supreme Court Holds Bestiality isn’t Really All That Illegal in Canada

by Mariann Sullivan July 27, 2016
written by Mariann Sullivan

We’re headed to Canada for Episode 14 of the Animal Law Podcast for a discussion of, yes, bestiality, and a rather surprising decision by the Canadian Supreme Court. I am joined by two superb Canadian animal law attorneys, Camille Labchuk, the executive director of Animal Justice, and Peter Sankoff, a law professor with the University of Alberta Faculty of Law. They will discuss the …

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July 27, 2016
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Animal Law Podcast #13 — Should U.S. Chimps Go to Sanctuary, or an English Zoo?

by Mariann Sullivan June 22, 2016
written by Mariann Sullivan

When I first heard that these chimps, who had been trapped in research facilities in the US for their whole lives, were not going to sanctuary, I was very disappointed. The sanctuary movement for chimpanzees has grown by leaps and bounds to accommodate all of these extraordinary individuals who are, at long last, emerging from hell. Then, when I heard that …

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June 22, 2016
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Animal Law Podcast #12: Why Grizzlies, Cougars and Bobcats Need a Good Lawyer, with Nick Arrivo

by Mariann Sullivan May 27, 2016
written by Mariann Sullivan

I am so excited about Episode #12 of the Animal Law Podcast! This episode features the the Humane Society of the United States’ Nick Arrivo, and he will be talking about his efforts to protect some iconic American predators, including Grizzly Bears, cougars, and bobcats, from the ravages of hunting and trapping. It’s a pretty complicated business, involving state and federal administrative …

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May 27, 2016
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Animal Law Podcast #11: Is That Puppy from A Puppy Mill? with Lindsay Larris

by Mariann Sullivan May 4, 2016
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Episode #11 of the Animal Law Podcast has hit the airwaves! This episode features the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Lindsay Larris, who will tell us about the lawsuit, brought by a bunch of people who say they got bamboozled by Barkworks, a California pet store chain that is telling people they don’t get their puppies from puppy mills. ALDF asserts that’s not entirely …

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May 4, 2016
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Animal Law Podcast #10 — Getting Animals Out of Roadside Zoos With Jessica Blome and Jeff Pierce

by Mariann Sullivan March 23, 2016
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Episode #10 of the Animal Law Podcast is up, and it’s an important one! This episode features the Animal Legal Defense Fund‘s Jessica Blome, Senior Staff Attorney, and Jeff Pierce, Litigation Fellow, and they will be telling us about their recent victory in their fight to get animals out of the Cricket Hollow Zoo, a roadside outfit in Iowa. Aside from the enormity of this …

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March 23, 2016
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Animal Law Podcast #4 — Pork Check-Off Litigation with Matt Penzer

by Mariann Sullivan September 23, 2015
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It’s time for Episode 4 of the Animal Law Podcast, hosted by me — Mariann Sullivan! This brand new episode features Matt Penzer, who has been heading up the “check-off” litigation for HSUS. Matt will rip the lid off the machinations of the pork industry to funnel millions of dollars collected by the USDA into financing its lobbying efforts. And what …

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September 23, 2015
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Professor Mariann Sullivan Squawks about Our Hen House’s New Animal Law Podcast

by ben July 29, 2015
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Below is a Q&A with Animal Law professor Mariann Sullivan — co-founder of Our Hen House. In addition to teaching Animal Law at, among other law schools, Columbia Law School, Mariann is the host of the brand new Animal Law Podcast — the newest addition to the Our Hen House media landscape. ***The first episode of the Animal Law Podcast can be found …

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July 29, 2015
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It’s Mariann’s Birthday and She’ll Ask You to Keep Vegan Indie Media Alive if She Wants to

by Mariann Sullivan March 15, 2015
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Hi everybody. Mariann here. My birthday is April 6 and, you guessed it, I’m hoping to raise some funds for Our Hen House. We have so many thrilling projects that we’re working on, and upcoming ones too. We have put out a new podcast episode every week for 5 1/2 years… that’s every single week since January 2010! We also produce …

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March 15, 2015
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The Church of Veganism

by Mariann Sullivan February 26, 2015
written by Mariann Sullivan

Over the years we’ve featured a number of articles on the connections between various religions and veganism, most recently Lauren Ng’s two articles on veganism and Christianity. Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to Lauren’s two pieces, we thought we’d bring you more on the subject for this #ThrowbackThursday! This article originally appeared on Our Hen House on February 7, 2013. If …

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February 26, 2015
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Who to Tattoo? Thoughts on Body Art, Challenging Misperceptions, and Flying Away

by Mariann Sullivan February 5, 2015
written by Mariann Sullivan

“To appreciate pigeons, to celebrate their lives, is to see the world in a particular way.” Wise words from our very own Mariann Sullivan, who since the publication of this #ThrowbackThursday article has lived in the company of a pigeon tattoo on her left shoulderblade. Read on to see why. This article originally appeared on Our Hen House on December 9, …

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February 5, 2015
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Flock Doc: Hopelessness is Not an Option

by Mariann Sullivan January 9, 2015
written by Mariann Sullivan

Dear Flock, Very soon the new semester begins, and I will once again be teaching animal law – this year at Columbia Law School and Cardozo Law School. Every year I am astounded at the mix of students. While there are always a few students who are motivated to take the course because they know what’s happening to animals and they …

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January 9, 2015
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Freedom’s just another word…

by Mariann Sullivan July 4, 2014
written by Mariann Sullivan

I love “Me and Bobby McGee.” In fact, it’s one of my few karaoke songs. (Apologies to Janis. I truly am sorry.) And I’ve always been intrigued by the iconic line, “Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose.” “Freedom” is such a precious word for Americans, especially on the Fourth, but that line is a reminder that it gets …

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July 4, 2014
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Rising Anxieties: Why Animal Agriculture is So Scared

by Mariann Sullivan February 21, 2014
written by Mariann Sullivan

At the moment, there are two kinds of people in the United States who really know what’s going on behind closed doors in animal agriculture. There’s us – the animal rights activists. We avidly read the articles about the latest undercover investigation, earnestly discuss corporate campaigns to phase out gestation crates for breeding sows, and swap stories about which website has …

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February 21, 2014
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An Open Letter to Nicholas Kristof

by Jasmin and Mariann October 23, 2013
written by Jasmin and Mariann

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, …

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October 23, 2013
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5 Reasons to Hope

by Mariann Sullivan October 4, 2013
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I’ve been a bit down in the dumps lately, so I thought I would try to think of something I’ve heard about recently that gives me hope. Once I started, I realized that it was pretty easy to come up with a whole bunch of reasons to hope, and I immediately started to feel better. If you’ve been bluish (or even …

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October 4, 2013
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Scrambled Priorities: Will the King Amendment End Farmed Animal Reform?

by Mariann May 16, 2013
written by Mariann

If you ever had any question that Big Ag has a stranglehold on legislatures across the country, including the one in Washington D.C., you can now put that question to rest. Wednesday night, the House Agriculture Committee finally passed a Farm Bill, which will now go on to the House for a full vote. Within that long overdue, complicated, incredibly important …

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May 16, 2013
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Mariann Gets Even Older (and Wiser?): Donate to Mariann’s Birthday Wish for Our Hen House!

by Mariann March 6, 2013
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My birthday is on April 6. And my birthday wish is to raise $5,000 for Our Hen House. As my foot says, I want to change the world for animals. I believe Our Hen House’s mission to mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals can help accomplish that. I would be deeply appreciative if you would donate to my …

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March 6, 2013
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The Church of Veganism

by Mariann Sullivan February 7, 2013
written by Mariann Sullivan

What would you do if your job required you to get a flu shot? More to the point, if you’re vegan, would it matter to you that eggs are used to produce the vaccine? And how would you handle it? This is actually an issue that has come up in a couple of lawsuits, one filed very recently in Ohio. The …

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February 7, 2013
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Who to Tattoo? Thoughts on Body Art, Challenging Misperceptions, and Flying Away

by Mariann Sullivan December 9, 2012
written by Mariann Sullivan

I did it. I kind of didn’t think I would, but then I did, mildly surprising all who know me, including even Jasmin. I got a tattoo. I’ve always loved tattoos, but the fact that I had gotten to my fairly advanced age without getting one seemed to indicate that it wasn’t going to happen. I am a thinker, not a …

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December 9, 2012
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