

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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Dec 19, 2025 • 39min
Uncovering the Truth Behind Lab Dogs with Author Melanie Kaplan
In this eye-opening interview, journalist Melanie Kaplan takes us behind the closed doors of animal research facilities through the lens of her powerful book Lab Dog. After adopting Hammy, a beagle rescued from a laboratory, Kaplan embarked on a cross-country journey to investigate the secretive world of dog testing and breeding facilities. With remarkable compassion and journalistic integrity, she reveals the complex ethical questions surrounding animal experimentation while highlighting the growing movement toward alternative testing methods that don’t require animal suffering. This episode explores: How beagles became the dog breed of choice for laboratory testing due to their size, temperament, and pre-existing breeding infrastructure The psychological impact on both the animals and researchers involved in animal testing, and how compartmentalization allows this system to continue Recent breakthroughs in shutting down major dog breeding facilities like Envigo and Ridglan, and what this means for the future of animal testing The promising development of non-animal testing methods including organ chips, AI modeling, and organoids that could eventually replace animal experimentation How state laws requiring or allowing lab animal adoption only save a tiny percentage of research animals, with approximately 94% still being killed
ABOUT OUR GUEST Melanie D. G. Kaplan is a longtime independent journalist whose travel and science writing has appeared in the Atlantic, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and National Parks magazine. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, a 2021–2022 MIT Knight Science Journalism fellow, and a third-generation Washington, DC, native. Kaplan has lived most of her life with hounds. We are thrilled to expand the accessibility of our podcast by offering written transcripts of the interviews! Click here to read this episode's interview. _____________________________________________ Thank you for listening to the Our Hen House podcast! If you enjoy our podcasts, believe in our mission to effectively mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals, find community and solace in our shows and resources, and would like to show your support for vegan indie media, please make a donation today. Between now and December 31, every donation up to $20,000 will be tripled! Contributions of any amount will go towards our fundraising goal and are hugely appreciated. Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible. Thank you for helping us create quality content! Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review! Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series. Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, or Bluesky. The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Dec 18, 2025 • 36min
The Hen Report: “Just Be That Vegan” | Holiday Reflections and Animal Rights Updates
In this heartwarming holiday edition of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann blend seasonal cheer with serious animal advocacy updates. The hosts navigate between lighthearted holiday traditions and the sobering realities facing animals worldwide, demonstrating Our Hen House’s signature ability to balance urgency with accessibility. This episode explores: The crisis facing animal shelters nationwide, with adoption rates down while costs for veterinary care have skyrocketed 42% since 2019 A concerning legal development for UK animal activists following convictions at the MBR Acres beagle breeding facility rescue Vegan bodybuilder Torre Washington’s impressive qualification for Mister Olympia 2026 as a plant-based, natural competitor in his fifties The growing influence of the FAIRR Initiative, which now represents trillions in assets working toward protein diversification New resources for vegans and the vegan-curious, including Dr. Joanne Kong’s accessible guidebook “Vegan Made Easy”
RESOURCES BREAKING: Five people have been found guilty today for rescuing 18 beagle puppies from MBR Acres in 2022. Vegan Athlete Torre Washington Is Going To Mr Olympia 2026 Torre Washington on Our Hen House Investors Call On All Major Food Companies To Divest From Animal Products Rosie Wardle on Our Hen House Investors Call On All Major Food Companies To Divest From Animal Products Tamerlaine Sanctuary & Preserve Vegan Made Easy book We are thrilled to expand the accessibility of our podcast by offering written transcripts of the interviews! Click here to read this episode's interview. _____________________________________________ Thank you for listening to the Our Hen House podcast! If you enjoy our podcasts, believe in our mission to effectively mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals, find community and solace in our shows and resources, and would like to show your support for vegan indie media, please make a donation today. Between now and December 31, every donation up to $20,000 will be tripled! Contributions of any amount will go towards our fundraising goal and are hugely appreciated. Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible. Thank you for helping us create quality content! Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review! Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series. Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or Bluesky. The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Dec 16, 2025 • 23min
Animal Ag’s Panic Over Plant-Based Diets | Rising Anxieties
In this eye-opening episode of Rising Anxieties, Mariann Sullivan dissects the agricultural industry’s transparent anxiety about the growing popularity of plant-based diets. From Farm Babe’s desperate defense of animal agriculture’s “sustainability” to Oklahoma’s hypocritical farmland ownership laws that conveniently exempt Chinese-owned Smithfield Foods, we witness an industry scrambling to maintain relevance as consumers increasingly recognize the environmental and ethical problems with animal agriculture. Meanwhile, avian flu makes an unwelcome return to Wisconsin dairy herds, highlighting yet another risk of our dependence on animal farming, while the industry callously discusses how to profit from “surplus calves” separated from their grieving mothers. This episode explores: How mainstream sustainability advice increasingly recommends plant-based diets, much to the ag industry’s dismay The contradictory claims about livestock’s environmental impact and the industry’s desperate “carbon sequestration” narrative The reappearance of avian flu in dairy herds and the industry’s resistance to vaccination solutions Oklahoma’s telling exception for Smithfield Foods in its ban on Chinese-owned farmland The disturbing commodification of “surplus calves” in the dairy industry and their treatment as mere profit centers We are thrilled to expand the accessibility of our podcast by offering written transcripts of the interviews! Click here to read this episode's interview. _____________________________________________ Thank you for listening to the Our Hen House podcast! If you enjoy our podcasts, believe in our mission to effectively mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals, find community and solace in our shows and resources, and would like to show your support for vegan indie media, please make a donation today. Between now and December 31, every donation up to $20,000 will be tripled! Contributions of any amount will go towards our fundraising goal and are hugely appreciated. Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible. Thank you for helping us create quality content! Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review! Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series. Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, or Bluesky. The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Dec 12, 2025 • 50min
Animal Writes: Crafting Authentic Animal Narratives with John Yunker and Midge Raymond
This episode explores how writers can authentically represent animals in literature with authors and publishers John Yunker and Midge Raymond, who discuss their new book Animal Writes and their Writing for Animals workshop. They share techniques for portraying animals as individuals rather than stereotypes, and offer guidance for writers who want to advocate for animals through their work. This episode explores: How to write about animals authentically, portraying them as individuals rather than stereotypes The challenges of publishing animal-centered literature and reaching mainstream audiences Using pronouns properly when writing about animals to avoid objectification Examples of successful books that effectively portray animals in literature The upcoming January 2026 submission period for Ashland Creek Press, which specializes in animal and environmental literature
ABOUT OUR GUESTS Midge Raymond is the author of the novels Floreana and My Last Continent, the short-story collection Forgetting English, and, with coauthor John Yunker, the mystery novel Devils Island and the nonfiction book Animal Writes. Find Midge online at MidgeRaymond.com. John Yunker writes short stories, plays and novels focused on the complex and often conflicted relationships between humans and animals. He is co-author, with Midge Raymond, of the mystery Devils Island and the nonfiction book Animal Writes, and author of The Tourist Trail and Where Oceans Hide Their Dead. Find John online at JohnYunker.com. Midge and John are co-founders of Ashland Creek Press, a vegan publisher devoted to animal and environmental literature. We are thrilled to expand the accessibility of our podcast by offering written transcripts of the interviews! Click here to read this episode's interview. _____________________________________________ Thank you for listening to the Our Hen House podcast! If you enjoy our podcasts, believe in our mission to effectively mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals, find community and solace in our shows and resources, and would like to show your support for vegan indie media, please make a donation today. Between now and December 31, every donation up to $20,000 will be tripled! Contributions of any amount will go towards our fundraising goal and are hugely appreciated. Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible. Thank you for helping us create quality content! Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review! Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series. Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, or Bluesky. The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Dec 11, 2025 • 30min
The Hen Report: “ Let’s Be Even Louder Than Before” | Animal Rights Media, Fur Ban Victory, Vegan Activism
This episode explores the changing landscape for animals as major media companies and the fashion industry take a stand against fur, while activists continue to face challenges in their fight for justice. Jasmin and Mariann discuss recent victories in the fur-free movement, including Hearst magazines and New York Fashion Week banning fur, alongside the sobering news of activist Zoe Rosenberg’s jail sentence for her work exposing animal suffering at a Purdue facility. This episode explores: The significant progress in the fur-free movement with Hearst Magazines banning fur from publications like Harper’s Bazaar and Cosmopolitan How New York Fashion Week’s fur ban represents a major shift in the fashion industry’s approach to animal products Activist Zoe Rosenberg’s inspiring response to her 90-day jail sentence for exposing conditions at a Purdue facility The problematic $12 billion farmer bailout primarily benefiting commodity farms that produce animal feed Literary works centering animal perspectives, including Kendra Coulter’s novel “The Tortoise’s Tale”
RESOURCES US student who took four chickens after breaking into slaughterhouse sentenced to 90 days in jail Trump Farmer Bailout Primarily Benefits Commodity Farms CFDA Announces End of Fur at New York Fashion Week Hearst Magazines Bans Fur From Its Publications Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Animal Law We are thrilled to expand the accessibility of our podcast by offering written transcripts of the interviews! Click here to read this episode's interview. _____________________________________________ Thank you for listening to the Our Hen House podcast! If you enjoy our podcasts, believe in our mission to effectively mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals, find community and solace in our shows and resources, and would like to show your support for vegan indie media, please make a donation today. Between now and December 31, every donation up to $20,000 will be tripled! Contributions of any amount will go towards our fundraising goal and are hugely appreciated. Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible. Thank you for helping us create quality content! Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review! Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series. Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or Bluesky. The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Dec 9, 2025 • 19min
Industry Paranoia and Wolf Wars | Rising Anxieties
In this week’s edition of Rising Anxieties, Mariann Sullivan dives into the animal agriculture industry’s latest nightmares—which, unsurprisingly, include you. From hand-wringing about the movement’s supposed $865 million war chest to the Reddit whistleblower exposing paid anti-vegan trolls, we’re clearly living rent-free in Big Ag’s collective consciousness. Meanwhile, Iowa’s 110 billion pounds of untracked manure mysteriously “disappears,” Zoe Rosenberg faces jail time for saving four chickens, and ranchers demand a “level playing field” with wolves—as if predators who evolved over millennia should politely avoid the cattle grazing on their ancestral hunting grounds. This episode explores: How animal agriculture industry leaders are tracking and fretting over the rising influence and funding of animal rights activism, particularly Open Philanthropy’s $168 million investment The disturbing case of activist Zoe Rosenberg, sentenced to 90 days in jail and $102,000 in restitution for rescuing four sick chickens from a slaughterhouse A Reddit whistleblower’s revelation about coordinated industry efforts to discredit veganism online through fake accounts and manufactured negative experiences Iowa’s catastrophic environmental crisis with 110 billion pounds of factory farm manure going untracked annually, coinciding with rising cancer rates The ongoing conflict between cattle ranchers and wolves, with producers demanding “management tools” while grazing their cows on the predators’ natural habitat We are thrilled to expand the accessibility of our podcast by offering written transcripts of the interviews! Click here to read this episode's interview. _____________________________________________ Thank you for listening to the Our Hen House podcast! If you enjoy our podcasts, believe in our mission to effectively mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals, find community and solace in our shows and resources, and would like to show your support for vegan indie media, please make a donation today. Between now and December 31, every donation up to $20,000 will be tripled! Contributions of any amount will go towards our fundraising goal and are hugely appreciated. Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible. Thank you for helping us create quality content! Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review! Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series. Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, or Bluesky. The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Dec 5, 2025 • 52min
Plant-Based Policy Initiatives with Animal Policy Alliance
This episode continues our special series featuring the Animal Policy Alliance, showcasing how policy advocates are creating institutional change for animals across America. Jodi Gruhn of Wholesome Minnesota, Judy Wolf of Animal Protection New Mexico, and Brenna Anderst of the Animal Policy Alliance discuss their collaborative strategies to increase plant-based food accessibility in schools and government institutions while building powerful coalitions that amplify their impact. This episode explores: How the Animal Policy Alliance connects and strengthens local advocacy organizations Strategic policy approaches to introduce plant-based options in schools and government cafeterias Countering dairy industry influence through health equity and environmental messaging, including Animal Protection New Mexico’s Dairy’s Not Fair program The power of framing plant-based options as an expansion rather than a restriction Grassroots initiatives gaining momentum for plant-based milk alternatives in school lunch programs
ABOUT OUR GUESTS Jodi Gruhn is a fierce advocate for compassionate living creating change by bringing plant-based nutrition directly to Minnesota’s youth. As Director of Wholesome Minnesota, a project of Compassionate Action for Animals, she’s transforming school food systems from the inside out—driving policy initiatives that put plant-based options on cafeteria trays while building community partnerships. Jodi works directly in classrooms teaching students to cook delicious plant-based food and energizes environmental clubs, cultivating a generation that understands the power of their food choices to honor animals, their own health, and the environment. Judy Wolf is the Chief Program and Policy Officer for Humane Communities for Animal Protection New Mexico and has extensive professional experience working in a variety of non-profit organizations, both overseas and in the United States. Her career comprises multiple directorships and program development roles for community-based agencies, advocacy organizations, and international institutions. Judy has a passion for the protection and welfare of animals and has been a volunteer and supporter of animal welfare organizations for many years. Brenna Anderst is the Senior Policy Advisor at The Humane League, where she provides support to members of the Animal Policy Alliance through local, state, and federal policy research, model legislation drafting, and legislative and campaign strategy development. Prior to joining The Humane League, Brenna directed the legislative campaigns, lobbying efforts, and educational initiatives of an animal protection organization and farmed animal sanctuary in Washington state and was a founding member of the Animal Policy Alliance. In this role, Brenna led, or was involved in, the advancement of 20+ state and local level laws protecting animals. Her wide range of policy experience includes working with organizations and advocates locally and across the country on issues related to companion and farmed animal protections, animal cruelty enforcement reform, retail pet sales regulations, plant-based food procurement, and more.We are thrilled to expand the accessibility of our podcast by offering written transcripts of the interviews! Click here to read this episode's interview. _____________________________________________ The Animal Policy Alliance, established by The Humane League, is a powerful collective of local and state-level animal advocacy groups throughout the United States. We serve as a trusted resource, providing knowledge, strategies, connection opportunities, and grants to our member organizations. We lead with purpose, empowering alliance members to build toward our shared vision of a world without animal abuse. _____________________________________________ Thank you for listening to the Our Hen House podcast! If you enjoy our podcasts, believe in our mission to effectively mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals, find community and solace in our shows and resources, and would like to show your support for vegan indie media, please make a donation today. Between now and December 31, every donation up to $20,000 will be tripled! Contributions of any amount will go towards our fundraising goal and are hugely appreciated. Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible. Thank you for helping us create quality content! Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review! Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series. Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, or Bluesky. The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Dec 4, 2025 • 34min
The Hen Report: “Constantly Center the Animals” | Vegan Media, Animal Liberation in Pop Culture, and Effective Advocacy
In this week’s episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin and Mariann explore how animal rights themes are increasingly appearing in mainstream media – from the explicit animal liberation narrative in Wicked to the vegan consciousness in Apple TV’s Pluribus. They celebrate recent policy victories while examining why veganism often faces social resistance, emphasizing that effective advocacy keeps animals, not vegan identity, at the center of the conversation. This episode explores: How the film “Wicked” presents a powerful animal liberation narrative that some viewers surprisingly miss Recent policy wins, including the CDC’s unexpected end to monkey research and Poland’s fur farming ban The psychological dynamics behind why vegans face social resistance and how to effectively navigate those conversations Why centering animals rather than vegan identity leads to more productive advocacy The importance of celebrating incremental victories in animal rights, like societal shifts away from fur
RESOURCES Have your say in the EU’s public consultation on animal welfare. The Internet Loves These “Gay Sheep.” The Real Story Is Much Darker. The Dutch Senate has voted to phase out public funding for primate experiments Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research Poland’s president signs fur farming ban into law Dr Gemma Newman Explains ‘Why People Seem To Hate Vegans’ And What To Do About It Bed & Breakup Governing Bodies: A Memoir, a Confluence, a Watershed The Goat Conspiracy with Nicole Schonemann We are thrilled to expand the accessibility of our podcast by offering written transcripts of the interviews! Click here to read this episode's interview. _____________________________________________ Thank you for listening to the Our Hen House podcast! If you enjoy our podcasts, believe in our mission to effectively mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals, find community and solace in our shows and resources, and would like to show your support for vegan indie media, please make a donation today. Between now and December 31, every donation up to $20,000 will be tripled! Contributions of any amount will go towards our fundraising goal and are hugely appreciated. Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible. Thank you for helping us create quality content! Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review! Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series. Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or Bluesky. The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Dec 2, 2025 • 23min
Spycops & Farm Propaganda: Exposing Animal Agriculture’s Self-Mythology | Rising Anxieties
This week, Mariann dives headfirst into the murky waters of the UK’s “Spycops Scandal,” where undercover officers infiltrated animal rights groups with tactics ranging from the questionable to the downright duplicitous. Then, brace yourself for Mariann’s special brand of eye-rolling commentary on the self-congratulatory bubble of animal agriculture, where farming isn’t just a job but apparently a divine calling passed down through generations of people who think they invented hard work. Because nothing says “perspective” quite like turning sentient beings into commodities while patting yourself on the back. This episode explores: The UK’s “Spycops Scandal” where police officers infiltrated animal rights groups, including one who fabricated a gun plot against activists How one undercover officer ended up genuinely falling for and marrying the animal rights activist she was investigating The problematic culture of animal agriculture that indoctrinates children from birth and portrays farming as a superior way of life The Non-Human Rights Project’s ongoing legal battle to have elephants recognized as legal persons, facing opposition from hunting and “conservation” interests How animal rights arguments often face resistance because acknowledging the rights of one animal logically extends to all animals We are thrilled to expand the accessibility of our podcast by offering written transcripts of the interviews! Click here to read this episode's interview. _____________________________________________ Thank you for listening to the Our Hen House podcast! If you enjoy our podcasts, believe in our mission to effectively mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals, find community and solace in our shows and resources, and would like to show your support for vegan indie media, please make a donation today. Between now and December 31, every donation up to $20,000 will be tripled! Contributions of any amount will go towards our fundraising goal and are hugely appreciated. Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible. Thank you for helping us create quality content! Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or your favorite podcatcher, and don’t forget to leave a 5-star review! Check out Our Hen House’s other podcasts: The Animal Law Podcast, The Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast, and the Antiracism in Animal Advocacy Audio Series. Follow us on social media! You can find Our Hen House on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, or Bluesky. The Our Hen House theme song is written and performed by Michael Harren.

Nov 28, 2025 • 1h 3min
Animals and the Constitution with Michael Dorf
In this intellectually stimulating episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann Sullivan speaks with constitutional law expert Michael Dorf about his innovative course “Animals and the Constitution.” Dorf shares how fundamental legal principles intersect with animal protection, revealing both the limitations and opportunities within our constitutional framework for advancing animal rights. This episode explores: Constitutional standing for animals: How courts determine whether animals can have legal standing and the challenges of representing beings who cannot speak for themselves Religious freedom vs. animal protection: Analysis of Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah and the complex balance between First Amendment rights and preventing animal cruelty Free speech implications for animal advocacy: Examination of United States v. Stevens and the constitutional challenges of regulating depictions of animal cruelty Comparative constitutional approaches: How other countries are incorporating rights of nature and animal protections into their constitutional frameworks Strategic advocacy dilemmas: The difficult balance between arguing for specific animals’ rights while avoiding implications that might alarm courts
ABOUT OUR GUEST Michael C. Dorf is the Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, where he teaches constitutional law, federal courts, and related subjects. He has authored or co-authored six books (including, with Sherry Colb, Beating Hearts: Abortion and Animal Rights) and over one hundred scholarly articles and essays for law journals and peer-reviewed science and social science journals. His most recent work of scholarship (co-authored with Sherry Colb) is “If We Didn’t Eat Them, They Wouldn’t Exist”: The Nonidentity Problem’s Implications for Animals (Including Humans), in The American Journal of Law and Equality. He also frequently writes for the general public. In addition to occasional contributions to The New York Times, USA Today, CNN.com, The Los Angeles Times, and other wide-circulation publications, Professor Dorf has been writing a bi-weekly column since 2000 and publishes a popular blog, Dorf on Law. Dorf received his undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard. He served as a law clerk for Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and then for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the U.S. Supreme Court. He maintains an active pro bono practice mostly consisting of writing Supreme Court briefs. We are thrilled to expand the accessibility of our podcast by offering written transcripts of the interviews! Click here to read this episode's interview. ********** You can listen to the Animal Law Podcast directly on our website (at the top of this page) or you can listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or your favorite podcatcher. Also, if you like what you hear, please rate it on Apple Podcasts, and don’t forget to leave us a friendly comment! Of course, we would be thrilled if you would consider making a donation or becoming a member of our flock (especially if you’re a regular listener). Between now and December 31, every donation up to $20,000 will be TRIPLED! Contributions of any amount will go towards our fundraising goal and are hugely appreciated. Our Hen House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so it’s tax-deductible. Thank you for helping us create quality content! Don’t forget to also listen to the award-winning, weekly signature OHH podcast — now in its fifteenth glorious year!


