United Poultry Concerns <http://www.UPC-online.org>
18 April 2020

– On Being a Mother Hen

Vegan India! is a blog that publishes essays, interviews, and product
reviews
related to a vegan lifestyle. The Vegan India! canvas is huge and aspires to
encapsulate the various constructive streams of thought in the global
movement
to free animals of their pain and suffering, and strive for justice. See:
Vegan <https://www.veganindia.net/>
India <https://www.veganindia.net>. Today, UPC is pleased to share this
post, featuring an article by Karen
Davis, PhD, about the Mother Hen. Vegan India introduces the article:

“Mother hen” is an expression used to describe anyone displaying over
protectiveness and worry about their children. Rightly so, the term
originates
from the nature of a mother hen, who has been observed to have profound
motherly
instincts. Yet many ask – are chickens sentient beings? In this post, we
most
gratefully publish…