Chris Sherwood, CEO of the RSPCA for the last 6 years has announced is resignation; Animal Rising reckon their pressure campaigns are a contributing factor...but does it matter? What opportunities could this present for the animal rights movement? Kate, Julie & Ant discuss this, as well as twelve other stories from the week's vegan & animal rights news covered in today's show...

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This week's stories:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/09/05/peta-protestors-stage-die-in-London-courtauld-gallery 

https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-09-05/delay-in-support-for-animal-protection-associations/91848 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/03/slaughterhouse-video-taken-by-extreme-animal-activists-amounts-to-ongoing-trespass-federal-court-told 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/wildlife-campaigners-call-for-ambitious-beaver-reintroduction_65218.html 

https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2024-09-03/school-lunch-usda-rules-more-options-vegan-vegetarian-milk-allergies 

https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-09-01/exhibition-aimed-at-improving-animal-welfare/91718 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/english-pig-breeding-herd-falls-to-lowest-figure-ever-recorded_65240.html

https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/death-at-dawn-the-horror-of-cubbing-begins/ 

https://chimpreports.com/africa-vegan-restaurant-week-2024-health-ministry-applauds-youth-involvement-in-plant-based-initiatives/ 

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/animal-rights-activists-gather-in-major-istanbul-rally-200167 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/-all-things-dairy-new-learning-resources-for-scottish-pupils_65254.html 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/04/beluga-whale-alleged-to-be-russian-spy-was-shot-animal-rights-groups-say 

https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/chris-sherwood-to-leave-rspca-and-join-national-children-s-charity.html#:~:text=RSPCA%20chief%20executive%20Chris%20Sherwood,after%20he%20departs%20in%20December.

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