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

The Hen Report: “Animal Rights will do that to you.” | Seaquarium Closes, USDA Failures & Cultivated Cat Food

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

Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan

Documentary, Education, News, News Commentary, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

4.9579 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann balance the melancholy of fall with a lively rundown of animal rights news. Between linguistic deep dives and Jasmin’s theatrical preparations (complete with “lozengers” of questionable etymology), the duo delivers updates that actually matter for animals. They discuss the USDA’s increasingly toothless enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act, celebrate the…

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0:00.0

Welcome to The Hen Report.

0:07.6

This is Jasmine Singer.

0:09.3

This is Mary Ann Sullivan.

0:11.0

The Hen Report is, of course, part of our henhouse.

0:13.8

And our henhouse is taking over the airwaves.

0:18.1

Well, not really.

0:19.7

But it feels like that sometimes. As a reminder,

0:22.4

rising anxieties comes out on Tuesdays, the Hen Report on Thursdays, and the long-form

0:26.8

interview on Fridays. Bonus for flock members, which is some extra little content you get,

0:31.9

comes out on Mondays. And of course, we are a podcast and on YouTube. So please hit

0:36.4

subscribe and like wherever you listen or watch. So somebody asked me the other day why we added YouTube. Why did we add YouTube? I don't know. You wanted us to. It was your fault. You know, it was my idea. Yeah. I think it's because a lot of people listen to podcasts on YouTube. Yeah. I mean, I kind of do too. I don't know, I don't know how I got

0:55.2

into being this YouTube person, but I did. Well, a little addictive. Yes, agreed. Uh, there's

1:03.8

a lot going on right now just with the season changes. You know, it's such a weird melancholy feeling for me.

1:14.1

Like, I know a lot of people have some mood shifts when it becomes winter.

1:19.6

I feel like I'm really feeling the fall.

1:23.3

And it's, it's melancholy.

1:25.2

Like, it's a pretty feeling.

1:26.8

But it's also kind of laced with

1:28.6

I don't know I have that sadness or something I mean I still love it but yeah I think that's

1:34.4

part of the the the autumnal mood though I try not to use the word autumn try to use the word

1:41.8

fall do you know I've said it so many times on this podcast.

1:46.2

You have. They can. But fall is an old Anglo-Saxon word that that was brought over in the very

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