S2, Ep8: ChickPeeps' Christmas

<p><strong>This episode is brought to you by Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your order at</strong> <a href="https://www.vivolife.com/"><strong>vivolife.com</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p> <p><strong>This episode is also sponsored by</strong> <a href="http://kinderbeauty.com/"><strong>Kinder Beauty</strong></a><strong>! Use code CHICKPEEPS at checkout to get a free bonus item worth up to $24 in your first box.</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Happy Holidays from The ChickPeeps! This week Evy, Momo, Robbie and Tylor gather to boost team morale before embarking on the holiday season, a time when many vegans feel alienated and disenchanted by the abundance of non-vegan gifts and food items at family gatherings. We discuss what we'll be up to this holiday season, our favourite go-to vegan friendly gifts and what to do when you encounter animals being used in festive celebrations. Also on this episode…</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guess which ChickPeep has convinced their entire family to do a vegan Christmas?!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tylor explains why the use of real animals such as donkeys, in festive celebrations or nativity scenes is unethical.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to bring up the issue with using real animals for entertainment at holiday events without being a killjoy. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Momo shares some tips for how to have a sustainable Christmas.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We discuss whether or not Christmas trees are wasteful and how much space can we allow for sentimental traditions that create excess waste?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We share some thoughts on an email from listener, Luiza, who's partner's family are very 'meat-proud' and whom she is worried may not be so accepting of her ethical lifestyle.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Volunteer options for LA based activists, as requested by ChickPeep, Morgan: </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://laanimalsave.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">LAAnimalSave.org</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.anonymousforthevoiceless.org/join"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anonymous for the Voiceless</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.gentlebarn.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Gentle Barn</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.farmsanctuary.org/get-involved/jobs-intern-volunteer/volunteer/southern-california-volunteer-opportunities/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Farm Sanctuary</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://straycatalliance.org/how-we-help/volunteers/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stray Cat Alliance</span></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://recyclenow.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">recyclenow.com</span></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Social Media</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter:</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/ChickPeepsPod"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@ChickPeepsPod</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chickpeepspod/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@ChickPeepsPod</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook:</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChickPeepsPodcast/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@ChickPeepsPodcast</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Momoko Hill:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oh_momoko/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@oh_momoko</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Robbie Jarvis:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/RobbJarvis/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@robbjarvis</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tylor Starr:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tylorstarr/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@tylorstarr</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evanna Lynch:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/msevylynch/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@msevylynch</span></a></p>