Ep 156 Animal Advocacy & Grief - New USDA Rules For Student Lunches - A Meatless Raffle!

Hey Pickles!We hope this finds you well!This week, we tell you all about a recent fundraiser that we sponsored for Penelope's Place Sanctuary. It was a meatless raffle, and it was so much fun!!In our Noteworthy segment, we take a look at the new USDA rules for student lunches, and discuss how it affects kid's access to vegan options.Here are the rules: https://fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/DGARuleFinalSummary5.2.24.pdfOur Main Topic this week is Avoiding Grief, a piece written by animal law expert and fellow podcaster, Mariann Sullivan.She explores how the knowledge of animal suffering in the animal agriculture industry affects advocates & non advocates alike.Here is a link to her Substack article:  https://exesandohs.substack.com/p/avoiding-griefWe also feature a new restaurant in our Vegan Restaurant SOS series, we have a Vegan Org of the Week, a Listener Shout Out, and more!Thank you so much for listening!Love, Sam & ChristineSend us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you!Support the showJoin Our Patreon    https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website   https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy   https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks