The latest in vegan and animal rights news.
Various animal-related measures were passed across the United States on Election Day, including a bill in Massachusetts which prohibited the confinement of farm animals and the ban of the sale of meat & eggs resulting from these practices. Read more: http://aldf.org/blog/wins-for-animal-protection-in-the-2016-election/
Protections for the Greater Sage-Grouse are being threatened due to the birds' habitat encroaching upon military bases...therefore posing a threat to national security. Read more: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2016/greater-sage-grouse-11-18-2016.html
An El Paso bar has been following an internet trend of having customers gulp down live minnows in their cocktails. The practice bypasses health regulations because the minnows are served on the side, but a petition is being circulated to encourage the bar to cease and desist. The petition is available online at http://www.care2.com/causes/this-el-paso-bar-needs-to-stop-serving-drinks-with-live-fish.html
Aired Nov. 27, 2016