Vegan Week

Author Zane McNeill argues that the animal rights movement isn't doing enough to support the liberation of marginalised workers & is fact complicit with the continued oppression of vulnerable persons. So do we need to truly liberate humans in order to liberate animals? Would a single unified movement be more efective? Or are there differences between human & animal liberation that means they need different approaches? Anthony & Julie have their thoughts provoked by this one.

Here's the article in question...

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/why-the-animal-liberation-movement-must-liberate-workers-too/#:~:text=Zane%20McNeill&text=While%20the%20COVID%2D19%20pandemic,pandemic%20and%20continue%20to%20deteriorate.

And also during the show we also refer to this article...

https://www.apexadvocacy.org/blog/palestine 

and this film...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWyK389BJoI)

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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].

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

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Julie & Ant

As well as blocking us from accessing their website, US mega-chain Denny's have this week "called out" animal rights' advocates...for the fact that they want animal agriculture to come to an end. Whilst this might seem obvious to most listeners, is this in fact a new approach for animal ag apologists to take, and does it risk invalidating our argument as 'too extreme'?

Julie & Ant discuss this and several other stories from the week's vegan & animal rights-related news.

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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].

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

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Links to part of this week's show:

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/thailand-proposes-ban-meat-dairy-names-plant-based-alternatives/ 

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/west-hollywood-goes-vegan-requiring-plant-based-dishes-at-all-city-events/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/animal-welfare-campaigners-call-for-mandatory-food-labelling_64881.html 

https://www.ciwf.org.uk/media/press-releases-statements/2024/05/political-parties-divided-on-animal-welfare-issues-ahead-of-election

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/denmark-carbon-tax-agriculture-world-first/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/06/25/news-australia-kills-million-birds-combat-bird-flu-outbreaks/ 

https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/censorship-is-un-american-peta-urges-steamship-authority-to-reject-pressure-from-profiteers-to-ban-animal-rights-ads/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/morrisons-to-trial-seaweed-feed-to-produce-lower-methane-beef_64906.html 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13575065/quorn-ingredient-mixed-meat-sausages-burgers-nhs-animal-produce.html 

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/plant-based-meats-heart-study/ 

https://plantbasednews.org/news/celebrities/physician-dr-john-mcdougall-dies/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/06/22/news-tens-of-thousands-rally-in-london-for-restore-nature-now-march/ 

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/german-nutrition-society-vegan-diets-health-environmental-animal-benefits/ 

https://www.wattagnet.com/latest-news/article/15678451/dennys-ceo-understands-motive-of-animal-rights-activists 

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Julie & Ant

A new thought piece was published last week by BBC Science correspondent Pallab Ghosh (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv223z15mpmo) discussing the latest in scientific research pointing to 'consciousness' in an increasing number of non-human species. So are animals conscious? And is that even an important question to be asking? Anthony, Julie & Carlos get philosophical with this one.

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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].

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

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Carlos, Julie & Ant

Animal Rising have made the news by 'modifying' a prominent portrait of King Charles III and drawing people's attention to the horrors carried out under the RSPCA Assured scheme...but will anyone actually remember the message behind the action...or will Wallace & Gromit simply get a bit more publicity from the stunt?!

Julie, Carlos & Ant discuss this and several other stories from the week's vegan & animal rights-related news.

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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].

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

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Links to part of this week's show:

"How to argue with vegans" by Benny Malone, available in several places online for purchase, including https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Argue-Vegans-Benny-Malone/dp/B093JZTDWT

News articles:

https://www.foxnews.com/media/protesters-took-over-my-la-restaurant-anger-over-vegan-menu-change-owner 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/19/cow-threatened-people-before-it-was-rammed-by-police-watchdog-says-surrey 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/06/09/aquafarming-now-primary-source-of-fish-globally-un-says/ 

*** CALL TO ACTION *** https://animalequality.org.uk/blog/2024/06/20/raise-your-voice-for-farmed-animals-with-the-bbc/ 

https://www.veganfoodandliving.comae/news/vegan-butcher-shop-opens-prague/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/06/20/news-oceana-takes-legal-steps-against-uk-oil-gas-licenses/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/tesco-to-reduce-chicken-stocking-density-by-first-half-of-2025_64849.html 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/farmers-warned-of-possible-activist-incursions-at-any-time-_64814.html 

https://worldanimalnews.com/cockfighting-ban-in-costa-rica-upheld-by-human-rights-commission-after-being-challenged/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/06/12/animal-news-iceland-fin-whales/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/cattle-slaughtered-due-to-btb-incident-up-17-in-wales_64841.html 

https://plantbasednews.org/news/science/study-excuses-eating-meat/ 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cydd9ye77rmo#:~:text=Animal%2Drights%20 protesters%20have%20a attacked,and%20there%20were%20no%20arrests. 

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Carlos, Julie & Ant

When is it ok to 'play God' as a vegan? Is it ever? What about when there's an 'invasive species' that's threatening to kill essential pollinators that effectively help us produce a third of all food? Julie, Paul & Ant get deep on this thorny one, including when each of them would step in & intervene.

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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].

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

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Paul, Julie & Ant

Peter Egan, Andrew Knight, The Animal Justice Project & Animal Rising are united in one cause at the moment: To bring down the RSPCA Assured Scheme, where certain animal products are deemed as being 'produced' in a n acceptable way. Does the scheme protect animal welfare, or does it effectively advocate for animals being exploited?

Ant, Paul & Julie discuss just the one big news story this week, but go in deep- Is this the beginning of the end for RSPCA Assured? Or does society 'need' the idea of ethical meat for a bit longer, before abolition becomes a more acceptable concept for the masses?

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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].

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

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Links to part of this week's show:

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/rspca-assured-scheme-pressure/

https://www.animaljusticeproject.com/campaigns/rspca-assured-chickens

https://act.animaljusticeproject.com/page/150207/petition/1

https://www.rspcaassured.org.uk/

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Julie, Paul & Ant

A spot-on parody can really cut through the Bulls*** and really make you think...but if we're asking the butt of the joke to then come around to our way of thinking, are we ever going to get where we want with this approach to activism?

Carlos & Ant look at the latest 'Seymour Loudermilk' "Hate Vegans" parody ads, as well as revisiting Elwood's Organic Dog Meat to examine the question of where the place of parody is in the vegan movement.

Media referred to on the show includes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKlPj2_-ZdA

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbup_FuCfV4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3geLl7N6bg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZu29hBRnuE

https://hatevegans.com/

https://www.elwooddogmeat.com/ 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDirubjWFk4

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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].

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

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Carlos & Ant

In the build-up to the UK General Election, Labour have laid down a marker, announcing the proposed ban of foie gras imports- if they are to get elected on 4th July. Can we believe it? Is it enough to convince us to vote Labour? And is it any different from the Conversative Party's reneged promise from a couple of years ago?

Carlos & Ant discuss this and several other of the week's vegan & animal rights-related news.

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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].

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

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Links to part of this week's show:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722qwdjv3eo

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/health-and-fitness/bbc-debate-processed-meat-scrutinized-plant-based-meat/

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/video-shows-tesco-shoppers-clashing-with-animal-rights-activ-307727/

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/06/06/animal-news-envigo-fined-million-abusing-killing-beagles/

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/hellmanns-plant-based-mayonnaise-rebranded-vegan/

https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/improve-pig-welfare-standards-demand-animal-rights-advocates/

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/06/05/animal-news-european-elections-candidates-pledge-protect-animal-welfare/

https://animalequality.org/news/major-restaurant-chains-lag-behind-on-animal-protections/

https://animalequality.org.uk/news/breaking-news-labour-to-ban-foie-gras/

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Carlos & Ant

The Vegan Land Movement (https://veganlandmovement.com/) outbids animal farmers at land auctions and allows the plots they acquire to re-wild and be free from exploitation. But can we buy our way to a vegan future? Julie, Luke & Ant learn a little about this disruptive project & discuss how far it could go.

As ever, we're keen to hear your thoughts once you've listened to the episode. [email protected] is the place to reach us.

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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].

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

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Luke, Julie & Ant

The summer of 2024; remember the date! Cultivated meat is now available for retail...but only in Singapore...and only in one shop...and it's pretty expensive...and it's only 3% cultured meat! So is it a big deal? Ant, Luke & Julie discuss just the one big news story this week, but go in deep- Is this a momentous occasion? Or just another 'nearly' moment for the history of cultivated meat?

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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].

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

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Links to part of this week's show:

https://vegconomist.com/cultivated-cell-cultured-biotechnology/good-meat-worlds-first-retail-sales-cultivated-meat

https://www.wired.com/story/eat-just-good-meat-singapore-cultivated-lab-grown-chicken/

https://cultivated-x.com/studies-numbers/60-us-consumers-open-cultivated-chicken-beef-pork-taste/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65784505

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Julie, Luke & Ant