Vegan Week

This January we are re-releasing all eighteen of our 'Going Vegan' series, to shine a spotlight on the huge variety of everyday normal folk who choose to avoid animal expoitation through choosing a vegan lifestyle.

In today's rerun, we hear from regular Enough of the Falafel guest Dominic.

For the original shownotes for this episode, visit Episode 18 directly https://zencastr.com/z/SmrHZfA5

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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 our podcasts, 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, as well as picking a 'timeless' vegan or animal rights issue, and discussing it in more depth.

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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Dominic & Ant

Happy New Year! 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 second half of the awards show, they discuss....

The Most Annoying Story

https://www.farminguk.com/news/tory-council-blasted-for-running-anti-dairy-campaign_65937.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0yrd3jlgro

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/vegan-shopper-protest-megaphone-5Hjd5d8_2/

https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-04-29/controversial-chicken-farms-received-millions-in-government-subsidies

https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/62/environmental-audit-committee/news/209231/government-rejects-outright-bottom-trawling-ban-despite-pledge/

Vegan Superhero(es) of the Year

https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/merry-beaglers-sabs-stop-seasonal-hare-hunting/

https://plantbasednews.org/culture/media/chris-packham-meat-propaganda-campaign/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jwywr0p90o#:~:text=Nine%20people%20who%20were%20accused,Aintree%20racecourse%20on%2015%20April

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/green-party-default-free-vegan-school-meals/

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/vegan-mcdonalds-mr-charlies-expansion/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/animal-rights-activist-sentenced-jail-after-stealing-4/story?id=128106595#:~:text=Rosenberg%20was%20convicted%20in%20November,facility%2C%20removed%20live%20chickens%2C%20stole

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

The Biggest Setback

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/sep/02/plant-based-problem-why-vegan-restaurants-closing-or-adding-meat-menu

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-reset-could-force-uk-lower-standards-animal-rights-3573162?srsltid=AfmBOoquDe6ihzNd6vcGgTCrKHDuAxYLNgjQI5UaI2tjPZaHFUlaK7up

https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-health-and-life-sciences/uk-prawn-farms-could-spark-sustainable-seafood-revolution/

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/04/04/slovakia-to-kill-350-bears-after-fatal-attack-on-man/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w5v75deewo

The Biggest Win for Animals

https://talkbusiness.net/2025/08/shareholder-sues-tyson-foods-to-see-business-records/

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/cultivated-dog-food-on-sale-uk/

https://www.conservation.org/press/new-amazon-protected-area-safeguards-iconic-species-and-indigenous-stewardship-in-peru

https://www.pcrm.org/news/news-releases/landmark-shift-nih-announces-it-will-no-longer-solicit-animal-only-research

https://www.iglobenews.org/administration-stops-animal-experiments/

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

Paul, Shane & Ant

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

Paul, Shane & Ant

Our third annual play-along festive quiz, with a vegan & animal rights twist: Will Julie win for the second consecutive year? Can Paul avoid the ignomany of three successive defeats? How will Kate perform on her debut? And what will Dominic's specialist subject be? There's only one way to find out!

We love hearing from you dear listener, so whether you're correcting us, submitting your score, or just generally saying hello, get in touch 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!

Dominic, Paul, Kate, Julie & Anthony

Ok, fine, we might not be your favourite vegans...but you've definitely got some messages from us!

Welcome to the first of our holiday specials, featuring messages from some of our brilliant contributors to the show over the last 12 months. Stay tuned for more seasonal specials over the next two weeks, before we get the ball rolling again in Veganuary!

Mentioned in this episode...

Dominic's publisher, where you can buy his books

https://flapjackpress.co.uk/products/dominic-berry

https://flapjackpress.co.uk/products/dommy-b

Julie's gift to listeners

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9i80-p5kIU

Shane's gift to listeners

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sipsworth-Simon-Van-Booy/dp/1567927947

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sipsworth-Audiobook/B0D9J1LYLJ

Paul's pastry picture

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RJdI7_CrcFvAF1wGEib47UtGgAzTlxF5/view?usp=sharing

Kate's podcast suggestion

https://open.spotify.com/show/3c9OG5Mwf7PGChWFYBzuQI

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sentientism/id1540408008 

Ant's film suggestion

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5txizo

Best

Ant, Dom, Julie, Kate, Mark, Paul & Shane

So many of us have changed our lives to become vegan because of hard-hitting video productions, detailing the horrors of animal agriculture & other forms of exploitation...and yet perhaps even more will say that graphic footage will prevent them from watching a film or short video. And that's before we get to the whole host of adverts that have been banned in recent years for arguably the most mild and short snippets of animal exploitation. Is there a happy medium? Or are we left to just take pot luck guesses with our vegan movie production decisions? Ant, Mark & Julie discuss the nuances and tricky decisions surround making animal rights video content.

In the discussion, we mention:

Dominion Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9NiOwibz14

Land of Hope and Glory Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqPflP_hXyY

Earthlings Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otBzEIuvgjI

Seaspiracy Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5CXN7soQg

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, Julie & Anthony

The EU debate around plant-based products and semantics welcomes Paul McCartney this week. The former Beatle hasn't necessarily given any new insights, but will his celebrity help law-makers more likely to see common-sense?

As well as this story, Mark, Shane & Anthony discuss eight other bits of news from the vegan & animal rights space over the last seven days across the world.

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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/cqlk2d3elp9o 

https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10633792 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/mass-cull-of-400-000-sheep-and-goats-as-pox-outbreak-sweeps-greece_67661.html 

https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/12/09/animal-rights-groups-unite-against-bullfighting/ 

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/ricky-gervais-donates-2-5-million-pounds-to-animal-charities/ 

https://www.brusselstimes.com/1873408/animal-rights-group-gaia-urges-lobster-free-festive-season-in-belgium 

aldf.org/article/cdc-seeks-to-end-program-using-monkeys-in-research 

https://www.cambsnews.co.uk/news/government-move-could-criminalise-protests-against-animal-testing-warns-camp-beagle/40326 

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/736578?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwUkVYalpCWlhHb1pJVHVpVXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR46cZ-Z35mgWsK0AlSaJ5Do9Jb4SIuqrEPRzvHH9-Dt22_7NWm6Z6GGIWBkWg_aem_M1VRpdjsE5qGQo1P2pLnzw&brid=Q5z_6nLp4FCg_e13OpK06w

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/paul-mccartney-eu-ban-vegetarian-sausages-burgers/ 

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Mark, Shane & Ant

It's top of Google (when you search for "vegan film released 2025") but what do Ant, Shane & Mark think of Vegan Zombie's...vegan zombie film?! The first twenty minutes or so is spoiler free, but do listen out for when we start to reveal plot points that aren't covered in the trailer.

For more about the movie & to watch, visit https://www.a44movie.com/

To see the trailer, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7IjH3H_EDQ

And for more of Vegan Zombie's youtube content, visit https://www.youtube.com/c/TheVeganZombie

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, Shane & Anthony

A sickeningly sanitised version of the story of an escaped reindeer from "Santa's Enchanted Forest" did the rounds last week, with little to no mention of animal rights or indeed the likely real-life experiences endured by this innocent incarcerated creature. If nothing else, we at Enough of the Falafel can proudly step in to give an alternative perspective on such happenings.

As well as these stories, Julie, Dominic, Carlos & Anthony discuss nine other bits of news from the vegan & animal rights space over the last seven days across the world.

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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.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/eat/woolworths-explains-meat-move-after-vegan-backlash/news-story/ab563f7e5f62a9d1f83e956b79954daf

https://abc7news.com/post/animal-rights-welfare-activists-protest-outside-oakland-safeway-ahead-thanksgiving-heres/18216458/

https://veganuary.com/veganuary-2026-launch/

https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/milton-keynes-cinemas-launch-petas-ho-ho-horrifying-christmas-ad-that-will-turn-viewers-vegan-5426409

https://farming.co.uk/news/ahdb-new-scientific-report-reveals-dairys-vital-role-in-uk-diets-and-sustainability

https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/a-ban-well-overdue/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5l209pn1wo

https://centraleuropeantimes.com/fur-industry-phased-out-due-to-polish-animal-protection-2/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/11/28/wyoming-pig-wrestling-teton-county-fair/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzY0MzkyNDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzY1Nzc0Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NjQzOTI0MDAsImp0aSI6IjcxNmM3ZTRiLWNhMzItNDMwNC05YzRjLTQ5MmU0OGI1MTBjYyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb24vMjAyNS8xMS8yOC93eW9taW5nLXBpZy13cmVzdGxpbmctdGV0b24tY291bnR5LWZhaXIvIn0.mvztSTzurhcgg1qF7pgdmmG4cT3WqgEAwr-pEEu_ZXY

https://abc7news.com/post/animal-rights-activist-zoe-rosenberg-sentenced-taking-4-chickens-north-bay-farm/18247254/

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Julie, Dominic, Carlos & Ant

There are dozens of new seasonal plant based goodies to sample this year...but how will Dominic, Kate & Anthony be spending their money & time during the holiday season this year? In this episode, the trio discuss plant-based turkey, cooking from scratch, supporting small vegan ventures & when might be a good time to advocate for animals this season.

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

Mentioned during this episode are:

https://flapjackpress.co.uk/products/dominic-berry

https://www.earthislandbooks.com/our-books-more-info (look for The Humanity Trigger for Mark's book)

https://veganlandmovement.com/join-us/

https://www.goodheartanimalsanctuaries.com/

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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!

Kate, Dominic & Anthony