Omg, Vegan Yack Attack is killing me with this Halloween cuteness! Apple Jack-o-lanterns!!! What a cute idea. With all the candy the kiddies are going to get, this would be a nice healthy treat to mix in there. 

It’s stuffed with peanut butter mixed with maple syrup and some other good things but it has raisins… JACKIE, COME ON. Chocolate chips, ever heard of them??

Sorry for the late announcement but yes, tonight is the last NYC Vegan Drinks of the year! 

As usual, it’s at Fontana’s. And tonight’s Vegan Drinks benefits Compassion Over Killing! Plus, vegan food by Cake Thieves! 

BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE: the first 25 attendees get a FREE “Try Veg” tote bag! But remember, as my grandma used to say, “the early vegan gets the tote.”

YOU GUYS. Look what I just saw on vegan essentials. 

…looks gouda to me!

Helloooo nurse! Califia Farms has a vegan almond milk pumpkin spice latte! Of course The Spooky has already reviewed it. Anybody else? I gotta get my hands on this! Before maximum pumpkinpacity!

Six years after California passed Prop 2 to ban battery cages, our opponents are still suing over it and the subsequent law banning sales of shell eggs from hens locked in battery cages. Last night, a judge threw out a key challenge, bringing a major victory to chickens. Huge props to the awesome attorneys working on the case, including many of my coworkers.

Are you one of the unfortunate souls living in a state in which Chipotle hasn’t yet rolled out Sofritas? Good news! Your suffering will soon be over.

Did you hear the one about Butterball turkey getting a “humane” certification? No, for real. Mother Jones has the story, asking whether this a marketing stunt just in time for Thanksgiving.

Pigs won a big vote yesterday in New Jersey, with a key committee approving a bill to ban gestation crates there. More to come!

And finally, no, this isn’t from The Onion. Hundreds of people were recently poisoned at food safety conference from eating chicken there.

Paul Shapiro
Vice President, Farm Animal Protection
The Humane Society of the United States
Follow at http://twitter.com/pshapiro  

P.S. Video of the week: If you’ve ever wondered what your party would be like with a cat DJing it, wonder no more.