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    Comforting pigs before they enter the slaughterhouse

    Every Wednesday, diverse activists congregate outside the Farmer John’s slaughterhouse in Vernon to pay respect to pigs before their final moments.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Feb 6, 2020 • 25m Listen

    Every Wednesday, diverse activists congregate outside the Farmer John’s slaughterhouse in Vernon to pay respect to pigs before their final moments. The activists hope that one day this slaughterhouse will only produce plant-based protein instead of killing pigs.

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      Activists hold a ‘pig vigil’ outside LA slaughterhouse

      Every Wednesday, diverse activists congregate outside the Farmer John’s slaughterhouse in Vernon to pay respect to pigs before their final moments. The activists hope that one day this slaughterhouse will only produce plant-based protein instead of killing pigs.

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:007 min

      Activists hold a ‘pig vigil’ outside LA slaughterhouse

    2. 7:2511 min

      How playing the LA mayor on TV makes Thomas Sadoski fall in love with the city

    3. 18:027 min

      Pop-ups restaurants are becoming a more appetizing business model

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