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#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,

World Vegan Month Giveaway!

To celebrate passing 1 million views on youtube and world vegan month - I’ve decided to do a giveaway of some of my favourite vegan things!

The winner will be randomly selected and announced next week (Saturday November 19th) in my video and on instagram!

Watch the video here or on YouTube - but you'll have to hope over to YouTube to enter!

Entering is simple:

1 - Subscribe to my channel

2 - Like this video

3 - Leave a comment below telling me why you went or are going vegan!

DOUBLE YOUR CHANCES!

1 - follow me on instagram

2 - double tap the giveaway photo

3 - tag a friend in the comments of the photo!

Rules:

- You can live absolutely anywhere in the world.

- You must be over 18 or have the permission of your guardian to enter.

GOOD LUCK!! <3

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.

No words can express what I truly feel.

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.