In a week where Prince William has been slammed by PETA for allowing his dog to breed, and where South Korean farmers continue to find difficulty to rehome the half a million dogs they'll soon be punished for owning, Mark comes up with the perfect solution.!

Also in this episode, Kate, Mark & Ant look at seven other snippets from the last 7 days that are from the animal rights / vegan space.

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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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This week's stories:

https://plantbasednews.org/culture/the-vegan-society-exhibition-veganism/ 

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

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/06/17/uk-trade-deal-with-gulf-states-could-lower-animal-welfare-standards/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/britain-loses-nearly-200-dairy-farms-in-past-year-alone_66796.html 

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25261042.salmon-facing-difficulty-reaching-sea-river-itchen/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/06/25/iceland-will-not-kill-whales-in-2025/ 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14850343/Peta-reaction-William-Kate-allowed-dog-puppies.html

https://www.thejournal.ie/farmers-back-eu-commission-proposal-that-would-ban-vegetarian-products-using-terms-like-burger-6743871-Jun2025/ 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20r7lkel68o 

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Kate, Mark & Ant

...or is 'the vegan movement', with no capitalisation? or #veganmovement ? Or are we just a bunch or free spirits bouncing around in the void, making small incremental differences? In possibly our most philosophical episode of Vegan Talk yet, Carlos & Ant discuss not just whether there is a vegan movement, but also what a centralised movement might look like, as well as its perils. For those of you that like hyperbolic keywords, the Pope and anarchy are also mentioned!

As ever, we love hearing your views on the topics under discussion (or anything else!) so do drop us your thoughts via [email protected]

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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 Talk podcast, we aim to develop listeners' (& our own) thoughts around key issues affecting veganism & the animal rights movement; giving our opinions, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more detail. If you have a suggestion for a future show, do get in touch via [email protected].

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Carlos & Anthony

In a country where there are already 65 chickens for every human, the High Court has decided that Shropshire (UK) has had enough. But will animal ag' just find a new place to exploit these innocent creatures? This week Julie, Richard & Ant look at this story, as well as eight other snippets from the last 7 days that are from the animal rights / vegan space.

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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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This week's stories:

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

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwygvp89gjzo 

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/animal-rights-protester-runs-field-club-world-cup-122990249 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg6wy36vvno

https://www.peta.org.uk/blog/paris-vegan-baguette/

https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/animal-rights-activists-to-shut-down-kfc-drive-thrus/705874.article  

https://www.animaljusticeproject.com/post/we-disrupted-tescos-agm 

https://riveractionuk.com/news/river-campaigners-win-high-court-case-against-shropshire-jcouncil/#:~:text=We%20have%20won%20a%20major,factory%20farming%20in%20the%20UK. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sporting/horse-racing/articles/cjdzv2vvlnjo 

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Richard, Julie & Ant

In this episode, Kate & Ant discuss emails and DMs that YOU listeners have sent in to us. We feature...

* Veganic 'stock-free' veg growing (referencing https://www.tolhurstorganic.co.uk/about-us/what-is-stockfree-organic/ and https://veganorganic.net/)

* A story about children getting sick from a petting zoo (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewd14jvgewo) 

* Loads of nerdy stats (for more, visit https://zencastr.com/Vegan-Week)

* And a quandary about Morris Dancing (stemming from this FB post https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=892708026284638&id=100066363468743)

We love hearing your views on the topics under discussion (or anything else!) so to tee up your questions for the next listener mailbag show, do drop us your thoughts via [email protected]

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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 Talk podcast, we aim to develop listeners' (& our own) thoughts around key issues affecting veganism & the animal rights movement; giving our opinions, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more detail. If you have a suggestion for a future show, do get in touch via [email protected].

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Ant & Kate

...or how about DON'T KILL THEM AT ALL?!?!?!?! In a complete own-goal of a headline, a study released this week suggests that "humane slaughter" is the best solution to the findings showing just how much suffering is endured by suffocating fish. Where do we start?!?!

This week Kate & Ant look at this story, as well as eight other snippets from the last 7 days that have ramifications for animals and/or vegans in general.

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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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This week's stories:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/09/owl-sightings-increase-london-not-just-leafy-suburbs-aoe

https://plantbasednews.org/culture/film/new-horror-film-exposes-fishing-industry/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc73OVK_AuE (quite graphic) 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4qp7nll22o#:~:text=A%20%C2%A3120m%20onshore%20salmon,basis%20of%20animal%20welfare%20concerns. 

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/health/more-artificial-ingredients-bread-vegan-meat/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w81NRCt6Z2I 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/new-tactics-unveiled-to-tackle-cabbage-stem-flea-beetle-crisis-in-osr_66714.html 

https://www.earth.com/news/fish-like-rainbow-trout-suffer-extreme-pain-when-killed-by-air/ 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/vegetarian-power-meat-new-study-b2766387.html 

https://pressat.co.uk/releases/animal-activist-groups-use-bully-tactics-once-again-111463870fd4992641ae5d00a5504732/ 

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Kate & Ant

Listener Neil got in touch with us a while back to ask how to go about telling his good friends...that the occasional animal products that accompany them into his home...are no longer welcome! Ant, Dominic & Paul discuss how they navigate the issue of animal products around the home, how things can change over time & make some suggestions for Neil- or anyone else- that might find themselves wanting to initiate potentially awkward conversations with well-meaning carnist friends.

As ever, we love hearing your views on the topics under discussion (or anything else!) so do drop us your thoughts via [email protected]

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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 Talk podcast, we aim to develop listeners' (& our own) thoughts around key issues affecting veganism & the animal rights movement; giving our opinions, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more detail. If you have a suggestion for a future show, do get in touch via [email protected].

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Dominic, Paul & Anthony

But the vegans are still questioning the proportion of his net worth that this equates to. Never satisfied! This week Paul, Dominic & Ant look at this story, as well as eight other snippets from the last 7 days that have ramifications for animals and/or vegans in general.

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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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This week's stories:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/05/uk-mps-call-for-ban-on-bottom-trawling-in-protected-marine-areas

https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/lab-grown-cultivated-meat-islam-can-muslims-eat-halal-ruling/

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/italy-new-laws-animal-cruelty.html 

https://www.technologynetworks.com/diagnostics/news/low-fat-vegan-diet-with-soy-reduces-hot-flashes-in-menopausal-women-400452 

https://penncapital-star.com/wildlife-outdoors/animal-rights-group-reveals-illicit-market-for-ivory-and-endangered-animals-in-pennsylvania/

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/06/04/president-trumps-budget-proposal-threatens-64000-wild-horses/ 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/badger-cull-licence-area-2025-b2761061.html

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2025/06/04/awful-odours-and-immense-suffering-plans-for-new-160000-bird-chicken-farm-near-telford-spark-backlash/ 

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/ricky-gervais-aims-to-beat-1-9-million-animal-charity-donation/ 

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Dominic, Paul & Ant

Some folk seems to wear a different t-shirt with a different animal rights slogan for every day of the week; others' wardrobes give nothing away about their vegan lifestyle. In this episode Mark, Julie & Anthony discuss the pros and cons of 'wearing your voice', as well as other similar advocacy techniques such as facebook profiles...and tote-bag choices!

As ever, we love hearing your views on the topics under discussion (or anything else!) so do drop us your thoughts via [email protected]

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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 Talk podcast, we aim to develop listeners' (& our own) thoughts around key issues affecting veganism & the animal rights movement; giving our opinions, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more detail. If you have a suggestion for a future show, do get in touch via [email protected].

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Mark, Julie & Anthony

Great news for vegan children in Spanish schools this week, as plant-based food is very much on the menu. Hooray!

And then in what has to be one of the most patronising damp squibs of a story of the year so far, this week the latest 'progress' for animal rights has been heralded across the UK, namely that UK zoos have got two years to wipe out practices like using pain and fear to train animals, and keeping birds of prey in tiny cages. 

But is progress always this slow? 

As well as these two stories, Paul, Dominic & Ant sit down to report on, comment on & dissect seven other stories from the last week or so- all of which have a vegan or animal rights slant.

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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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This week's stories:

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2061266/post-apocalypse-uk-vegan-friendly

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/plant-based-school-meals-spain-new-law/  

https://nation.cymru/news/animal-rights-group-finds-legal-breaches-at-three-game-farms-in-wales/ 

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250526/Is-a-vegan-diet-the-right-choice-for-your-child.aspx 

https://kmph.com/news/local/animal-rights-group-rescues-sick-goats-from-california-dairy-amid-abuse-claims 

https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/new-fox-hunting-season-sees-amalgamation-across-the-nation/ 

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/25193082.bournemouth-celebrate-national-animal-rights-day/ 

https://vegconomist.com/cultivated-cell-cultured-biotechnology/cultivated-meat/cultivated-meat-expected-european-shelves-within-two-years-new-food-forum/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/05/24/uk-updates-zoo-welfare-rules-with-bigger-spaces-for-elephants/ 

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Dominic, Paul & Ant

In this episode Mark, Chantelle & Ant discuss whether it can ever be acceptable for vegans to draw attention to their own suffering...after all, veganism is about the animals- so why make it about ourselves?

As ever, we love hearing your views on the topics under discussion (or anything else!) so do drop us your thoughts via [email protected]

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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 Talk podcast, we aim to develop listeners' (& our own) thoughts around key issues affecting veganism & the animal rights movement; giving our opinions, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.

Each week we home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more detail. If you have a suggestion for a future show, do get in touch via [email protected].

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Thanks everyone for listening; give us a rating and drop us a message to say "hi"; it'll make our day!

Mark, Chantelle & Anthony