Why Are Carnists So Sensitive? #LastWeekInVegan

Oh hello there!  Welcome back to Last Week In Vegan, the biweekly video covering the most interesting vegan news from all around the world.

This week we're chatting about:

Workers getting fired after the release of the BC Chicken Abuse Video by Mercy For Animals, carnists vandalizing Canada's first vegan drive-thru, the Yulin dog meat festival, the Czech Republic's historic decision, prohibited drugs found in "100% natural" US chicken, the first zero-waste vegan facility, the American Medical Association calling for hospitals to offer plant-based meals, and the radical growth of veganism in America since 2014.

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The stories with sources and links for further reading...

WORKERS FIRED AFTER DISTURBING CHICKEN ABUSE VIDEO

SOURCES: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/elite-farms-worker-fired-animal-abuse-chickens-1.4158474

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fraser-valley-chickens-spca-1.4157891

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/06/14/alleged-chicken-abuse-in-bc-spurs-body-camera-requirement-for-farm-workers.html

‘I ❤️ MEAT’ GRAFFITI SCRAWLED ON ONTARIO VEGAN DRIVE-THRU

SOURCE: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/globally-local-vegan-vandalism-attack-1.4175011

CONDEMNING YULIN’S HORRIFIC DOG MEAT FESTIVAL IS EASY.  FACING OUR OWN ANIMAL CRUELTY IS HARDER. 

SOURCE: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/condemning-yulins-horrific-dog-meat-festival-is-easy-examining-our-own-animal-cruelty-is-harder/article30538357/

CZECH REPUBLIC TO BAN FUR FARMS

SOURCE: http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=9679&catId=1

PARTY DRUG “SPECIAL K” FOUND IN “100% NATURAL” CHICKEN

SOURCE: http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=9688&catId=1

VEGAN BRAND NAMED FIRST ZERO-WASTE FACILITY OF ITS KIND

SOURCE: http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=9681&catId=1

DOCTORS CALL FOR PLANT-BASED MEALS IN HOSPITALS

SOURCE: http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=9674&catId=1

VEGANISM SKYROCKETS BY 600% IN AMERICA

SOURCE: https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/veganism-skyrockets-by-600-in-america-over-3-years-to-6-of-population

What do you think about these stories?  Let me know in the comments.

Until next time,