Rest Easy Happy - GOP Uses Veganism As An Insult - Vegan Studies Program At CA Institute - 228

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In this week’s Y Files, We’ll tell you why recently deceased Bronx Zoo elephant, Happy was so important to animal rights.

Here's the article: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/28/nx-s1-5837163/happy-elephant-euthanized

In our Noteworthy segment, why is the GOP using veganism to “slander” a Democratic US senator?

Here's the article: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/25/politics/james-talarico-ken-paxton-texas-senate-vegan

And, in Our Main Topic, we’ll tell you how philanthropists are funding a vegan studies program at a California Institute.

Here's the article: https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/05/20/drs-jasvant-meera-modi-fund-vegan-studies-professorship-481227/

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