This Hen Report episode explores the concerning developments in animal agriculture and the inspiring grassroots efforts fighting back against institutional apathy. Jasmin and Mariann deliver a news roundup that examines:

• How the Trump administration’s $1 billion bird flu plan funnels taxpayer money to the poultry industry while ignoring the root causes of the crisis and the spread to dairy cows
• The horrifying reality of bird flu “depopulation” practices, where underage workers without proper protection are tasked with killing millions of birds in often inhumane ways
• A significant victory against pigeon poaching in New York City, highlighting how public awareness and police action are finally addressing a long-standing animal exploitation issue
• The community-led beaver relocation project in Oregon that demonstrates how grassroots environmental restoration can thrive even when government funding is cut

The hosts also discuss Animal Equality’s latest undercover investigation, innovative “air butter” technology that could eliminate the need for dairy, and recommend powerful new books documenting the hidden realities of factory farming and animal exploitation.

RESOURCES

• • NYC Crowned Best US City For Vegans In 2025
  • Big win/big arrest made in the big apple
  • Underage workers, millions of dollars and trucks full of dead chickens — inside the business of killing in response to bird flu
  • Trump’s Plan for Bird Flu is a Big Ag Giveaway
  • Exposé of Caged Pigs at Kansas Farm Linked to Major Supermarket Chains
  • This Is What Community-Powered Restoration Looks Like Volunteers turned out in force to welcome beavers back to degraded mountain meadows.
  • Scientists Are Ditching Cows to Make Butter From Greenhouse Gases
  • Censored Landscapes by Isabella La Rocca González
  • Out of Sight by Gail Eisnitz

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