Every year, we look back at the last 12 months & crown the winners and losers from the previous year's animal rights & vegan news from around the world. This time around Ant is joined by Shane & Paul; in this first half of the awards show, they discuss....

The Biggest Impact News Story

https://www.v-label.com/news/proveg-nigeria-joins-v-label/

https://vegconomist.com/retail-e-commerce/digital-nudges-in-online-grocery-shopping-promote-plant-based-choices-research-finds/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy710rv54wo

https://vegoutmag.com/news/nat-how-many-people-are-going-plant-based-in-2025-heres-what-the-data-says/

https://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/poland-and-new-york-fashion-week-ban-fur#:~:text=Poland%2C%20the%20largest%20producer%20of,should%20be%20eradicated%20throughout%20Europe 

The Most Surprising News Story

https://www.irishnews.com/news/world/piglets-left-to-starve-as-part-of-controversial-art-exhibition-stolen-KYBYI3LHYZN27HTFXMNBYO2R5U/

https://www.peta.org.uk/blog/crufts-2025/

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/health/vegan-nun-medal-powerlifting-competition/

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/03/24/amazon-forest-cut-down-to-build-road-for-cop30-climate-summit/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c706gg2l7wpo

The Best Film 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7IjH3H_EDQ&t=1s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adue0xef8pY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceYG7B88j_c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbWHt7bMKgw (Spanish undercover animal experimentation doc)

The Best Campaign

https://plantbasednews.org/culture/film/could-never-go-vegan-london-underground/

https://www.farmtransparency.org/news/421-dead-piglets-dropped-premiers-office-doorstep-animal-cruelty-protest

https://thetab.com/2025/02/18/these-are-the-russell-group-unis-where-students-have-already-voted-to-go-vegan

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/police-called-as-vegan-activists-target-farms-family-fun-da-322894/

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Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Week podcast, we aim to keep listeners (& ourselves) informed & up-to-date with the latest developments that affect vegans & non-human animals; giving insight, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we look through news stories from the past 7 days in the world of veganism & animal rights.

If you spot any news stories that might catch our fancy, or have an idea for a discussion topic, get in touch via [email protected].

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