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L.A. City Council May Mandate Public Venues Sell Vegan Food Because Climate Change

Paul Bois

Vegans have been striking back against their carnivorous overlords in big ways recently. Aside from PETA’s new list of animal-friendly idioms, the L.A. City Council is now considering legislation that would force public venues to sell vegan food.

According to Laist, L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz introduced a motion on Tuesday that would mandate vegan options be made available in various public spaces, such as large-scale entertainment venues, airport terminals, sports stadiums, and movie theaters. Though L.A. World Airports, which operates LAX, currently has one vegan restaurant, “Real Food Daily,” the law could force every terminal to install at least one “vegan protein entree food option,” depending on the feasibility.

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