Vegan Week

It's nothing to do with your body hair shaving routine...No Mow May is in fact an initiative looking to promote wildflower growth...which it turns out may just be more effective than you think, in terms of helping out animals too. In this episode, Ant & Julie dip their toe into a few different tweaks folk could make with a garden- or similar space- to help improve outcomes for animals.

For more on No Mow May, visit https://www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/nomowmay/ 

Vegan composts can be found at the following retailers (amongst others), but read the label carefully, as some of these companies do still sell animal-derived composts too:

https://www.fertilefibre.com/collections/organic

https://cocoandcoir.com/blogs/coir-compost/the-guide-to-vegan-compost/

https://rocketgro.co.uk/products 

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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Julie & Anthony

See what happens when you let them darn carnists educate about animal agriculture?! This week Julie's pick for the week reports on the odious 'Lend a Lamb' scheme featured on BBC News, where schoolchildren learn about where their food comes from...apart from the quite essential final few steps. Julie & Ant examine this, as well as several more news stories from the last seven days 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.theanimalreader.com/2025/04/24/washington-bans-wild-animals-in-circus-joining-global-movement/ 

https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-04-29/controversial-chicken-farms-received-millions-in-government-subsidies#:~:text=In%20the%20Wye%20and%20Severn,in%20counties%20near%20the%20Wye. 

https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-news-from-LSE/2025/c-March/LSE-centre-animal-sentience 

https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/plant-based-diet-pregnancy-midwives-study/ and https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-025-07549-5 

https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/articles/cgenv573z04o 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj68glee30eo#:~:text=Plea%20to%20block%20wind%20farm%20over%20thousands%20of%20forecast%20bird%20deaths&text=Conservation%20groups%20are%20urging%20ministers,tens%20of%20thousands%20of%20seabirds. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g94k83889o#:~:text=Children%20are%20being%20given%20the,products%20like%20wool%20are%20produced. 

https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/coca-cola-shareholders-demand-bull-zero-sugar-to-stop-cruelty-to-bulls-improve-worker-welfare/ 

https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/mps-debate-use-of-dogs-in-research-government-maintains-stance 

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Julie & Ant

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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Paul, Mark & Anthony

Turns out, all you need to do is smash up a vegan's megaphone in ASDA. Whilst that may have been the viral news of the week, we've found out a less-reported nugget of information that rather changes things....oh the anticipation! Mark, Paul & Ant looks at this and several more news stories from the last seven days 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.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/19/shocking-animal-cruelty-claims-as-vets-blow-whistle-on-export-abattoirs-ntwnfb 

https://www.technologynetworks.com/proteomics/news/vegans-who-meet-protein-requirements-may-lack-key-amino-acids-398693 

https://plantbasednews.org/culture/new-documentary-vegan-ultrarunner-paul-youd/ 

https://fishingnews.co.uk/news/crustacean-welfare-guidance-could-devastate-shellfish-industry/ 

https://vegconomist.com/marketing-and-media/dr-angela-crawfords-vegan-transformation-explores-emotional-entrepreneurial-impact-veganism/ 

https://news.illinois.edu/omnivorous-vegan-makes-no-difference-to-muscle-building-after-weight-training-study-finds/ 

https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/weally-good-news-the-demise-of-the-wealden-mink-hounds/ 

https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/la-vie-invites-fellow-vegan-brands-to-reuse-its-tv-ad/703632.article 

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/vegan-shopper-protest-megaphone/ 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14634805/Hero-shopper-smashed-vegans-megaphone-protested-Easter-lamb-Asda-apologises-gives-60.html 

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Mark, Paul & Ant

Have you ever seen folk holding up TV screens showing footage from animal agriculture on your local High Street? So-called "vegan outreach" gets a fair amount of coverage on social media & over the last ten years or so has been a regular fixture in many city centres. But what's the best way to go about it? And indeed, what is it trying to achieve? Carlos, Kate & Ant share their vegan outreach experiences, and try to work out if it's worth it.

In this episode, we make reference to the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5j9UJ4z-OY

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!

Carlos, Kate & Anthony

The brilliant parody that is Kent Young Slaughterers group caused a stir last weekend, crashing the party at the Swan Young Farmers Club family fun day. But raising awareness of animal suffering seemingly needs to be halted if children are on the verge of tears. Riding solo for this episode, Ant looks at this and several more stories from the last seven days 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://ww.wtheguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/08/us-poultry-workers-injury-safety 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6jn5exv24o 

https://timesofmalta.com/article/four-cases-illegal-hunting-reported-spring-hunting-season-opens.1108210 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/04/13/woman-praised-for-attacking-man-who-hit-donkey-in-egypt/ 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwv6l781dwo

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2040592/peta-pushing-extremist-propaganda-schools/amp  

https://www.bta.bg/en/news/bulgaria/872216-dozens-protest-against-animal-abuse-in-downtown-sofia 

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

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Mark, Kate & Ant

Campaigns against organisations, industries- or even individuals- are an important part of any social justice movement. But how do we know when we should bring a campaign to an end- or a pause- and how do we go about it? In this episode Mark, Dominic & Ant look at Animal Rising's campaign against the RSPCA Assured scheme as a starting point, before discussing more widely the question of, "when should we let this drop?"

For context, the RSPCA Assured scheme is detailed here: https://www.rspcaassured.org.uk/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkcm7xdfZjAMV54qDBx3GGClxEAAYASAAEgJYOvD_BwE

Animal Rising's website can be found here: https://www.animalrising.org/

And one of their press releases from the campaign last year can be found here: https://www.animalrising.org/post/rspca-scandal

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!

Dominic, Mark & Anthony

A new US bill has been proposed & supported by both Democrats & Republicans that would make plant-based milk more accessible in schools. But are Carlos, Kate & Ant optimistic...or will this get rebuffed by raw milk fan RFK Jnr? This- plus eight bits of vegan & animal rights news from the last week- is on the menu in this episode.

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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/cvgp6gyvk3no 

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250403-sri-lanka-s-crackdown-on-dogs-for-india-pm-s-visit-sparks-protest 

https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/mink-hunting-season-is-underway/ 

https://vegconomist.com/market-and-trends/plant-based-dairy-sales-western-europe-north-america-rapid-growth/ 

https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/brazil-vegano-survey-meat-beef-health-plant-based/ 

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

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/05/animal-rights-groups-hit-out-at-grand-national-after-broadway-boys-horrific-fall 

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

https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/national-school-lunch-program-whole-milk-plant-based-dairy-act/ 

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Carlos, Kate & Ant

Just when you think you've got the whole 'vegan thing' nailed...

Banks and pension providers lend our money to all manner of companies, causes & governments...so how to we make sure we're not indirectly funding animal exploitation, wars and all manner of horrible things? In this episode Richard, Dominic & Anthony discuss the options and their own personal responses to the ethical blindspot that are banks and pensions.

During this show we reference two webpages:

https://greenecofriend.co.uk/ethical-banks-uk/ 

https://makemymoneymatter.co.uk/pensions/

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, Richard & Anthony

According to Scandi' company 'Frida', this is the question we've all been too afraid to ask! Dominic, Mark & Ant dissect this one, plus eight other stories from the last seven days in the vegan & animal rights 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.farminguk.com/news/farage-accused-of-selling-out-farmers-after-chlorinated-chicken-remarks_66341.html 

https://www.libdems.org.uk/news/article/animal-welfare-in-the-food-system 

https://eu.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2025/03/28/ttuhsc-documents-allege-animal-neglect-and-abuse-during-medical-research-study-led-to-11-mice-deaths/82695406007/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/defra-bans-imports-from-austria-after-new-foot-and-mouth-case_66340.html 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/defra-confirms-string-of-bird-flu-cases-across-england_66342.html 

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-parliament-rejects-new-dog-welfare-regulations 

https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/mclaren-defends-circus-practices-amid-animal-rights-protests-a2c3c9da-97e2-4b73-9b3e-c6460cb95e10 

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/unity-diner-returns-new-menu-london-first-vegan-carvery/ 

https://www.today.com/parents/babies/breast-milk-ice-cream-frida-rcna198581 

https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/fridas-human-breastmilk-flavored-ice-cream-prompts-peta-pitch-say-ta-ta-to-cows-milk-and-make-it-vegan/ 

https://frida.com/pages/careers

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Dominic, Mark & Ant