#LastWeekInVegan The Turkey Industry, E. Coli, & Pizza the Polar Bear

Hi all!  Here I am, back again for episode 6 of #LastWeekInVegan.  This week in vegan news we have Pizza the polar bear, an expose on the conditions for slaughterhouse workers in the turkey industry, Morrissey writing another letter, lots of E. Coli in Great Britain's chickens, and an adorable study on the ability of pigs to be pessimists and optimists.  

Watch here or on YouTube, as always! 

Check out all of the links below to learn more!

Vegan Model Walks Out on Fur Photoshoot
http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8681&catId=1

Two-Thirds of British Chicken Contains E. Coli
http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8674&catId=1

Morrissey Urges GM to Make Vegan Car Interiors
http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8679&catId=1

Employees Speak Out Against Turkey Industry
http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8665&catId=1

Study Shows Pigs Can Be Optimists and Pessimists
http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8657&catId=1

"World's Saddest Polar Bear" Released from Mall Cage
http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8658&catId=1

Until next time,

#LastWeekInVegan North Pole Is An Insane 36 Degrees Warmer Than Normal

Welcome back to Last Week In Vegan, where I give you a rundown of some of the most recent news in the vegan world!  This week we talk North Pole warming, Too Faced acquisition, vegan food spike, and how many millions have no idea what goes on in the animal agriculture industry.  

Watch the video here or on YouTube!

Check out the links to all full articles below!

How the vegan movement broke out of its echo chamber and finally started disrupting things: http://qz.com/829956/how-the-vegan-movement-broke-out-of-its-echo-chamber-and-finally-started-disrupting-things/

Millions have ‘no idea cows are slaughtered after milk yield drops’ - study finds: http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/millions-have-8216-no-idea-cows-are-slaughtered-after-milk-yield-drops-8217-study-finds/story-29891282-detail/story.html#JxyZeHxlLjhEZ7gq.99

Too Faced Acquired by Estée Lauder for $1.45 Billion: http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8656&catId=1

The North Pole is an insane 36 degrees warmer than normal as winter descends: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/11/17/the-north-pole-is-an-insane-36-degrees-warmer-than-normal-as-winter-descends/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.7c54ace0d5bd

Vegan Food Products Spike by 257-Percent: http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8637&catId=1

How to Take Action for Animals Post-Election: http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8638&catId=1

EcoWatch video: https://www.facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/vb.159993367346942/1350389378307329/?type=2&theater

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Until next time,

#LastWeekInVegan Trump Presidency is a 'Threat to Animals Everywhere'

This episode of #LastWeekInVegan is packed full of vegan news.  And yes, some of it concerns the election.

Remember, as always, you can watch the video here or on YouTube!

HAVE YOU ENTERED THE 'WORLD VEGAN MONTH' GIVEAWAY YET??  DO IT HERE!

ONE Humane Society Warns: Trump Presidency is a 'Threat to Animals Everywhere'

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/10/06/humane-society-warns-trump-presidency-threat-animals-everywhere

http://stories.barkpost.com/presidential-candidates-animal-issues/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-animals_us_57f6a919e4b0263f500e7002

+ Trump Appoints Climate Change Critic to Head of EPA

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8632&catId=1

TWO Animal Rights Win by a Landslide in the Election

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8620&catId=1

THREE Why we can't afford our addiction to meat

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/nutrition/why-we-cant-afford-our-addiction-to-meat-20161104-gshyzl.html

+ Meat consumption contributing to global obesity

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160801093003.htm

+ Carbon Footprint of Foods, Ranked

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8599&catId=1

FOUR Vegan Weightlifter Sets New Record in Iceland

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8616&catId=1

FIVE Scientists to Reprogram Cow Guts to Cut Emissions

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8612&catId=1

SIX Sea Shepherd Tells Greenpeace to Go Vegan

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8610&catId=1

SEVEN Welsh Meat Plant Downsizes Due To Drop in Demand

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8598&catId=1

I’m also going to link a couple of awesome videos below - they’ll definitely make you smile!

https://www.facebook.com/veganoutreach/videos/10154467477286508/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

https://www.facebook.com/boredpanda/videos/10154429453704252/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

https://www.facebook.com/ethicalchoicesprogram/videos/1331329910224465/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

What are your thoughts on last week's news?  Let me know in the comments below!

Until next time,

2016 Presidential Election: The Aftermath

No words can express what I truly feel.

Watching the votes being counted last night made me increasingly apprehensive.  I was in utter shock. I never once expected to see any competition from Trump. Everything I thought I knew was being flipped on its head. 

Eventually I fell asleep. Hoping with all of my might that when I awoke the tides would have turned. That the remaining states would come in for Hillary and the nightmare would be over. 

I woke at 7am and checked the news. And my worst fears were confirmed. 

Since then I've felt a weight, a deep uneasiness that can't be shaken. 

All of this, and I'm not even an American. 

I live in Toronto. Why should I care? What impact does the POTUS have on my life?

Unfortunately, a substantial one. 

First of all, I have many dear friends who live in the United States of America. I am afraid for them. For the women, for those in the LGBTQ+ community, for the many of them who aren't white. What does this mean for their rights? For their freedom? For their lives?

This fear cannot be overstated. 

But it's more than that. 

I'm afraid for myself.

I'm afraid for the entire world. 

Will Trump's influence cross the border?  Inspire bigotry and hate in my beloved country?

Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world.  As I rode the streetcar home from work, I looked into the faces of people from all walks of life.  And what I saw broke my heart.  They all had the look of someone whose spirit has been broken.  They all looked afraid.

As I walked home in the dark I wondered; will violent crime go up?  What about sexual assaults?  Am I safe?

I hate this deep fear that has come over me, and I hate the man who has caused it.

What will we do know?

How will we help those Syrian refugees in need of protection?

What will happen to the millions of immigrants who now call the USA home?

How far will we turn back the clock on women's rights?

What new level of racism and intolerance will be reached?

How many more members of the LGBTQ+ community will die?

What will become of our Earth when the leader of the number one emitter doesn't believe in climate change?

How will we protect ourselves against a military many times our strength, if we must?

What will happen to our economy?

These questions spin around in my head with nowhere to go.

Many Americans made their decision based on one thing: what they wanted.  Not once did they consider how their actions will surely effect everyone.

We all have to live in this world together. 

But what will our world become?