Animal rights lawyer, lecturer & philosopher Stephen Wise has died at the age of 73. We take a look back at his life & his legacy. As well as this story, Paul, Kate, Julie & Anthony look a dozen or so vegan & animal rights news stories from the last week including...

The Mayor of Worcester cuts meat from the council menu...

Labour reaffirm their commitment to ending Fox Hunting for good...

'Pignorant' is released on Amazon Prime

And vegan meals are best for biodiversity...apart from legumes?!

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

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Links to part of this week's show:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68335851

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/20/cape-town-hit-by-unimaginable-stench-from-19000-cattle-on-live-export-ship 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/02/17/news-lions-rescued-sudan/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/02/18/news-oil-spill-trinidad-tobago/ 

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0296492

https://www.nationalworld.com/health/vegetarian-vegan-diet-snoring-4526957

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2345 

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/joey-carbstrong-uks-pork-industry-vegan-pignorant-documentary/

https://vegconomist.com/fashion-design-and-beauty/leather-alternatives/bmw-animal-free-interior-vegan-leather-veganza-5-series-touring/

https://vegconomist.com/market-and-trends/european-dairy-sales-sluggish-plant-based-alternatives-growth/ 

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/labour-vows-eliminate-fox-hunting/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3geexpj7l7o

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/16/georgia-monkey-animal-testing-facility

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/02/16/news-monkey-farm-mauritius/ 

https://www.aap.com.au/news/animal-rights-protesters-gather-outside-cabinet-meeting/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/us/steven-wise-dead.html

https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_wise_chimps_have_feelings_and_thoughts_they_should_also_have_rights?language=en 

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