Vegan Week

Considering how straightforward the answer could be, this question comes up quite a lot. Shouldn't we be encouraging beekeeping, if bees are threatened? It doesn't hurt a bee to eat some of its honey, surely? In this episode Kate, Paul & Ant discuss their responses to this question, share reasons why you really don't want to be supporting any kind of beekeeping & discuss how to respond to those 'vegans' who make an exception for honey.

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!

Paul, Kate & Anthony

Always great to see a court case resolving to allow animal rights protests to continue; in this episode, Paul, Julie & Anthony discuss the case of John Curtin, who- along with Camp Beagle at MBR Acres in the East of England- have been allowed to resume their campaign against animal breeding and testing industries. We also look at eight other stories from the vegan & animal rights space from the last week or so.

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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.modernghana.com/news/1380826/animal-rights-group-launches-global-campaign-to.html

https://thetab.com/2025/02/18/these-are-the-russell-group-unis-where-students-have-already-voted-to-go-vegan

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/transgender-leader-of-bizarre-radical-vegan-cult-tied-to-multiple-murders-across-america-jailed-until-trial/ar-AA1zjKOl (really just wanted to comment on this, in that all the headlines use the phrase vegan, yet it's nothing to do with the story)

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/02/18/debate-in-argentina-over-capybara-contraception/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/14/rats-strangled-in-part-government-funded-australian-domestic-violence-study-ntwnfb

https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/aniseed-and-antis-countryfile-covers-the-hunting-act/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14405063/Waitrose-king-prawns-humanely-animal-rights.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c241p7pnmdzo

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/cb1212166.html

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Julie, Paul & Ant

Should vegans be attending Vegan Camp Out in lieu of the news that the venue is closely entangled with animal cruelty? When will Sweden catch up with the rest of the vegan world? And who exactly are these "vegans" who are swimming around and killing lionfish? This is our fifth Listener Mailbag episode where Ant, Kate & Julie read & respond to your messages. 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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Mentioned in this episode:

https://www.southfldaily.com/2024/06/25/lionfish-extermination-corp/)

https://lionfishcentral.org/about/ 

https://www.facebook.com/HuntSaboteursAssociation/posts/1032319862267668/ 

https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/factsheets

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Julie, Kate & Anthony

Dairy farmers in the US are warning that if Donald Trump's new deportation measures take full effect...there might not be anyone left who is willing to do the dairy industry's dirty work. Paul, Kate & Ant dissect this, as well as nine other stories from the week's vegan & animal rights news, as they ponder: Whilst it may indicate another bell tolling for the dairy industry, can we really celebrate such an inhumane state of politics? 

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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/lifestyle/beauty/vegan-glass-skin-serum/

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

https://animalfutures.rspca.org.uk/en-GB/ (deadline for this is 28th feb. see https://www.witneygazette.co.uk/news/24907595.oxfordshire-residents-invited-say-animal-welfare/ for more context)

https://protectthewild.substack.com/p/bird-shooting-ends-on-huge-scottish

https://veganuary.com/veganuary-2025/

https://viva.org.uk/cinema-ad/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jhn.70019

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99y854dky2o

https://www.animalaid.org.uk/toot-campaign-launch/ 

https://www.ft.com/content/e61e1348-9ee7-4dd9-b2a8-8d262e26d3e9

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Paul, Kate & Ant

What do you do when a vegan in your life does something that...well...just isn't really that vegan? Does it depend on how 'serious' the 'transgression' is? And by even thinking in this way, are we falling into 'vegan policing'? Or just keeping it real for the animals? In this episode Mark, Julie & Ant talk about specific times in their lives when they've weighed up whether to say something or not, as well as hypothetical situations & general tips & things to avoid.

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!

Julie, Mark & Anthony

Nine stories from the last seven days of veganism and animal rights for Julie, Kate & Ant to dissect this week including the names of Czech sausages, mountains with legal personhood & anmal agriculture's latest attempt to become even more depraved, as it stoops to new lows with its feed in the UK.

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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/law-and-politics/czech-meat-terms-ban/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/brits-have-worrying-lack-of-understanding-on-red-meat-nutritional-value_66058.html 

https://www.league.org.uk/news-and-resources/news/new-polling-shows-71-per-cent-think-cruel-snares-should-be-illegal-in-england/

https://blabbermouth.net/news/arch-enemys-alissa-white-gluz-on-touring-the-world-on-a-vegan-diet-it-is-totally-possible     

https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/french-city-first-to-sign-european-animal-protection-decree-what-does-it-say/704071  

https://www.farminguk.com/news/drone-footage-shows-suspected-hare-coursers-on-farmland_66036.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/30/taranaki-mounga-new-zealands-second-highest-mountain-granted-same-legal-rights-as-a-person 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/defra-mulls-reintroducing-processed-animal-protein-into-livestock-feed_66064.html 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/study-calls-for-levying-full-rates-of-vat-on-meat-and-dairy_66061.html 

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Julie, Kate & Ant

Raising Hare was a short podcast series from BBC Sounds available in January 2025, based on a book written by Chloe Dalton. It documented a real life story of the author, who in the first lockdown of 2020, found an ailing infant hare (a leveret) in a field near her home. What follows is a story of constantly weighing up what the right thing is to do with a wild animal that needs help, but also is at risk from becoming too domesticated if Chloe took the 'wrong' intervention.

The podcast is regrettably no longer available. At the time of recording it was, but it has now been taken down by BBC Sounds. Boooo! However, you can still buy the book (https://sherlockandpages.com/products/raising-hare-the-heart-warming-true-story-of-an-unlikely-friendship-by-chloe-dalton-9781805302711?srsltid=AfmBOoqteowtWPfdz9oUAlxSpEZhBe59Qrzg9fxmOwu2Mwl6DVkAaIdq, among other places) and listen to the audiobook (https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Raising-Hare-Audiobook/B0D1RDP8CD). Whilst we'd hoped that listeners could access the short BBC podcast series for free, we nonetheless hope that this conversation about the story still holds some value in terms of entertainment, inspiration & insight into a view of animals that we might aspire to. And if not, you've still got Dominic & Julie's dulcet tones to enjoy!

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!

Julie, Dominic & Anthony

A recent study has shown that including carbon-footprint data next to supermarket products makes people significantly more likely to choose plant-based equivalents of meat, cheese and milk. Will this happen in reality, and how could other existing e-commerce tools be used to benefit animals? In this episode, Julie, Mark & Anthony examine this, as well as nine other stories from the vegan & animal rights space from the last week or so.

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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/cz9e1jv5ewqo#:~:text=A%20member%20of%20the%20South,Magistrates%20Court%20on%203%20December.    

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c897e1jgypdo 

https://www.peta.org/blog/support-research-modernization-now/

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

https://www.league.org.uk/news-and-resources/news/calls-for-devon-fox-hunt-to-stay-away-after-hounds-invade-a-conservation-project/

https://vegconomist.com/marketing-and-media/flora-gordon-ramsay-skip-the-cow-campaign/

https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/poison-traps-and-shooting-organised-crime-on-the-grouse-moors/

https://www.farminguk.com/news/concerns-raised-over-continued-fall-in-scottish-dairy-herd-numbers_66019.html 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/west-midlands-person-contracts-bird-flu-on-farm_66010.html

https://vegconomist.com/studies-and-numbers/digital-nudges-in-online-grocery-shopping-promote-plant-based-choices-research-finds/.

Thursday's episode will be based upon this brilliant 75 minute audio series: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m00268yv

Do check it out before the show!

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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 & Ant

We hear lots at the moment about how AI is being used to regulate animals' feeding schedules and evaluate carcasses for diseases...but could Artificial Intelligence instead be used to help liberate animals? Carlos & Ant talk AI, with only occasional help from a vegan bot...

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 & Anthony

In our fifth episode of this second series of 'Going Vegan', we speak to Elena who tells us about growing up in rural Spain, how an unexpected parallel between her twin sister's academic textbook led her to vegetarianism, and how the waters became muddied when a real desire to live as a vegan for moral and ethical reasons...was paired with disordered eating.

We're incredibly grateful for Elena's vulnerability in sharing such a personal story, and hope that in so doing we can all learn from her experience. If however, hearing a conversation that covers the topic of eating disorders feels a bit much right now, then do of course find a different show to listen to. As always, all of our shows- including this one- will remain available for you to come back to another time, if you so choose.

To learn more about Plant-based Health Professionals, and the work they do, including with disordered eating, visit https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/. Incidentally, on the week this episode was published, they released this fact sheet relating to binge eating disorder for example https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/BingeEatingDisorder-21.01.25.pdf

If you enjoy this episode, check your feed for the many other Going Vegan episodes that have been dropping throughout the last year & a bit.

If you'd like to hear more of what we do, set up all your notifications, as we release two other weekly shows: Vegan Week- where we discuss the week's vegan/animal rights news- and Vegan Talk- where we go deeper into one subject in particular that is relevant to the vegan movement.

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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.

To get in touch, email us via [email protected].

Enough of the Falafel is also on Facebook, Tiktok & Instagram @enoughofthefalafel.

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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!

Elena & Ant