Hey Pickles!

Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!

In this week’s Y Files, we have an update on The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 and how it’s affecting SNAP benefits.

In our Noteworthy segment, we’ll tell you about a recall of some Trader Joe’s products.

Here's the recall: https://www.traderjoes.com/home/announcements?category=recalls&id=703775483

And, in Our Main Topic, we’re taking a look at the updated guidance from the American Veterinary Medical Association regarding the culling of animals in times of disease outbreaks.

Read the updated guidance here: https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/Humane-Slaughter-Guidelines-2024.pdf

We also have a new Listener Shout Out! Is it you?

Thanks so much for listening to the show!

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Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

We forgot to mention last week, that we would be releasing a replay due to the fact that Sam is in Tech Week for an upcoming Dance Ensemble show.

If you have any knowledge of the performing arts, you know that tech week is pretty brutal. If you're not familiar with what happens on tech week, this is the week spent figuring out lighting cues, sound cues, and tweaking staging. It's very time consuming and Sam will be in the theater until late at night all week.

So, to free up some of Sam's limited time this week, we are releasing Ep 163.

This is a fun Vegan Reddit episode, and we hope you enjoy it.

Thank you so much for listening to the show, and for your endless support of what we do here at Compassion & Cucumbers.

Much love,

Sam & Christine

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Hey Pickles!

Sorry we're late!

Here’s what’s coming up in today’s show!

In this week’s Y Files, we revisit the case of the sandwich that was hurled at ice agents, and look at the legal comparisons between his actions and animal rights rescuers’ actions in the court of law. How do they compare?

Read the article here: https://verdict.justia.com/2025/11/12/the-turkey-sandwich-hurlers-acquittal-and-the-chicken-rescuers-conviction

In our Noteworthy segment, North Carolina set up a system to field complaints about industrialized farming. We’ll let you know how it’s working, or not working.

Find out more here: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09032026/north-carolina-cafo-complaint-systems/

And, in Our Main Topic, we have updates on the state of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza otherwise known as bird flu. Why isn’t our government or main stream media talking about it?

Here are the articles we referred to: https://www.fltimes.com/news/bird-deaths-hit-seneca-lake-shoreline-again/article_f913b5bf-7a79-4f92-83d8-6c83bee1ad3e.html

https://ithacavoice.org/2025/02/avian-influenza-found-in-dead-birds-across-the-finger-lakes-including-tompkins-county/

https://www.wpr.org/news/weve-seen-this-before-bird-flu-again-hits-wisconsin-poultry-farms

We also have a new Listener Shout Out!! Thanks so much to all of you that followed our call to action!

We hope you enjoy the show!

Much love, Sam & Christine

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