Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal Liberation

Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan

Join hosts Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan for intimate conversations with leading vegan activists, animal rights advocates, and changemakers transforming our world. Each week, Our Hen House brings you inspiring stories from the frontlines of animal liberation, practical activism strategies, and the latest developments in the fight for animal rights. Whether you’re a seasoned activist or newly vegan, discover how to make a difference for animals through engaging interviews and actionable insights.

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Our Hen House 1,000th Episode Special: 17 Years of Animal Rights Predictions, Language Shifts, and Activist Reflections
6.11.2026
1:22:32
This special edition of Our Hen House celebrates an extraordinary milestone — 1,000 episodes and nearly 17 years of chronicling the animal protection movement. Hosts Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan take a walk down memory lane, with help from Tom Conger of Stray Dog, who analyzed nearly the entire archive to uncover patterns in the show’s predictions, language evolution, and recurring…
The Hen Report: “It’s a Big Deal” | Foie Gras Bans, Pit Bull Reform & the Fight Against Marshall BioResources
5.11.2026
33:48
In this episode of The Hen Report, hosts Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan celebrate post-election results and discuss what the political shift could mean for animal advocacy and public policy. They break down major animal rights wins, including foie gras bans in Denver and Washington, D.C., PetSmart dropping Marshall BioResources, and shifting public attitudes toward pit bulls according to new Faunalytics…
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Rising Anxieties in Animal Politics and Industry
3.11.2026
33:18
The meat industry is sweating, and honestly, it’s about time. This week we cover a staggering array of stories showing just how rattled animal agriculture has become — from a desperate columnist panicking over $400 million in animal rights funding, to the USDA casually funneling $5.5 billion in taxpayer money to prop up an industry that apparently can’t survive on its…
The Federal Government vs. Prop 12: Can the Egg Products Inspection Act Preempt Cage-Free Egg Laws?
30.10.2026
1:00:58
In this episode of The Animal Law Podcast, Mariann Sullivan speaks with Rebecca Cary and Melissa Alpert, attorneys at Humane World for Animals, about the federal government’s unprecedented lawsuits challenging California’s Proposition 12 and Michigan’s cage-free egg law. The government argues that the Egg Products Inspection Act — a 1970 statute about inspecting liquid and dried egg products for adulteration —…
The Hen Report: “Based On Fact” | Free Luna the Pig, Ghent Goes Plant-Based & Cracking Down on Dog Fighting
29.10.2026
41:49
In this episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann cover a packed slate of animal advocacy news and community stories. Jasmin shares highlights from emceeing a fundraiser for My Dog Is My Home—an organization helping people experiencing houselessness keep their companion animals—and reflects on the passage of New York City’s horse carriage ban. The hosts discuss Animal Rising’s Free Luna…
Animal Rescue and Storytelling as Activism: Michelle Lerner on Her New Book, “A Series of Opinionated Animals”
23.10.2026
1:04:39
In this episode of the Our Hen House interview, Jasmin and Mariann sit down with animal lawyer, rescuer, and activist Michelle Lerner to discuss her new book A Series of Opinionated Animals (Bancroft Press). Michelle shares how a childhood bond with a rescue horse named Shire set her on the path to Harvard Law School, where she co-founded the Student Animal…
The Hen Report: “The Gateway Species” | Ridglan Beagle Rescue, No-Kill States & Farmed Animals
22.10.2026
24:07
In this episode of The Hen Report from Our Hen House, Jasmin and Mariann cover major developments in animal welfare and the vegan movement, including the Ridglan Farms beagle rescue court updates, Wyoming becoming the sixth no-kill state, the Trump administration’s animal welfare agenda (and its exclusion of farm animals), the upcoming free Veganic Summit, and a heartwarming story of a…
The Meat Industry Loses Its DC Friends, Gen Z Ghosts Pork, and Big Beef’s Climate Cover-Up | Rising Anxieties
20.10.2026
22:52
This week, Mariann finds herself in a suspiciously good mood despite a roster of horrors: ag-friendly lawmakers are departing Washington, Western states are busy “euthanizing” wolves in the most creative misuse of that word yet, and 2,400 pigs died in a barn fire that somehow produced “no injuries.” On the bright side, Gen Z is apparently ghosting pork, the hog market…
Grassroots Win for Animals: How Southampton Animal Action Stopped Brittany Ferries’ Live Animal Exports
16.10.2026
59:24
In this episode of Our Hen House, Mariann Sullivan speaks with Cat Phipps of Southampton Animal Action about their remarkable grassroots campaign that convinced Brittany Ferries to end live animal exports between Ireland and France. Cat breaks down the history of live export protests in the UK, how a small local group used consistent, legal, and disruptive tactics over more than…
The Hen Report: “This Is Big” | NYC Bans Horse Carriages
15.10.2026
26:51
In this episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann discuss groundbreaking news: New York City’s horse-drawn carriage industry may finally be coming to an end under Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration. They trace the decades-long grassroots fight to ban carriage horses in NYC—from protest carols at Columbus Circle to the strategic political organizing that made this moment possible—while highlighting the activists…

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Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal Liberation

Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan

374 Episoder

Our Hen House 1,000th Episode Special: 17 Years of Animal Rights Predictions, Language Shifts, and Activist Reflections

The Hen Report: “It’s a Big Deal” | Foie Gras Bans, Pit Bull Reform & the Fight Against Marshall BioResources

Rising Anxieties in Animal Politics and Industry

The Federal Government vs. Prop 12: Can the Egg Products Inspection Act Preempt Cage-Free Egg Laws?

The Hen Report: “Based On Fact” | Free Luna the Pig, Ghent Goes Plant-Based & Cracking Down on Dog Fighting

Animal Rescue and Storytelling as Activism: Michelle Lerner on Her New Book, “A Series of Opinionated Animals”

The Hen Report: “The Gateway Species” | Ridglan Beagle Rescue, No-Kill States & Farmed Animals

The Meat Industry Loses Its DC Friends, Gen Z Ghosts Pork, and Big Beef’s Climate Cover-Up | Rising Anxieties

Grassroots Win for Animals: How Southampton Animal Action Stopped Brittany Ferries’ Live Animal Exports

The Hen Report: “This Is Big” | NYC Bans Horse Carriages