Vegan Week

That sinking feeling when you find out something you've been eating, consuming or using for years...isn't actually suitable for vegans. Aaaargh! Dominic, Kate & Ant share some of the products that have caught them out, how to stay informed & where we draw the line in the first place.

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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Kate, Dominic & Ant

PETA have been very busy this week...but would it sometimes be better to keep quiet?

But oh the irony, as Ant, Dominic & Kate spend a whole hour 'falafeling' on in this episode, looking at whether Lancaster University is going plant-based or not, the beginnings of a U-turn from Adidas regarding its use of kangaroo leather, as well as hearing the latest from the EU elections regarding different political party's stances on plant-based policies. 

As ever, we're also briefly covering half a dozen or so further stories from the week's vegan & animal rights news, giving the facts, our opinions & the occasional bit of silliness.

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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.theanimalreader.com/2024/05/21/animal-news-migratory-freshwater-fish-decline-south-america/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/05/18/animal-news-bird-flu-wild-birds-china-dairy-cows-us/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/african-swine-fever-pig-cases-in-europe-reach-nine-year-high_64714.html 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/politics/28074993/dale-vince-never-mind-the-ballots-red-meat-tax/

https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/24337091.tipsy-vegan-st-benedicts-street-closed-norwich/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/uk-lamb-and-dairy-exporters-in-saudi-arabia-amid-rising-demand_64707.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3gg33zyz9no 

https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/european-vegetarian-union-eu-election-guide/

https://fashionunited.nz/news/business/adidas-faces-pressure-from-animal-rights-groups-regarding-use-of-kangaroo-skins/2024052132424 

https://www.beyondradio.co.uk/news/local-news/lancaster-university-responds-to-claims-campus-was-going-vegan/

https://plantbasednews.org/culture/tv-and-radio/gavin-stacey-vegan-final-episode/

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/peta-peppa-pig-theme-park-vegan-foods/3547330/ 

A book of Dominic's that was mentioned: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-When-Trolls-Your-Goldfish/dp/0957663943

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Dominic, Kate & Ant

Julie, Karen & Ant answer listener questions & comments:

* We hear an update on the latest in Scottish Hunting; is the ban working?

* We discuss the Politics JOE show and their assumption that UK farms produce things to a 'higher quality' than their counterparts abroad

* What do you do when people around you are enjoying consuming animal products?

* How do you field the "Are you vegan?" question, when you're not even sure yourself?

* And where do we find all these different people who appear on the show?

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

Karen, Julie & Ant

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After fifty years of campaigning, the UK's Live Export Ban has come into play this week, whilst Australia announce that sheep will cease to be allowed to be exported live from 2028. Is this really a good news story for animals? Or just a tokenistic morale booster for the animal rights movement?

Talking of tokenism, Ant, Julie & Karen cover King Charles' latest baby steps, a Marks & Spencer ban and lifesaving equipment for companion animals that now come as standard inside all West Yorkshire Fire Engines.

As ever, we're also briefly covering ten or so further stories from the week's vegan & animal rights news, giving the facts, our opinions & the occasional bit of silliness.

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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/uk-england-leeds-69011718  

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-zoo-panda-dogs-rcna151606 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/free-range-eggs-tesco-mands-rspca-b2538181.html 

https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/27578 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-69004439 

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24308577.white-house-farm-butcher-cant-hire-staff/ 

https://vegconomist.com/market-and-trends/sales-animal-meat-dutch-supermarkets-decreased-16-4-since-2020/

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0300711 

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-reveals-media-representations-animal-rights.html 

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24322405.peta-animal-rights-group-put-billboard-oat-milk-saga/ 

https://www.peta.org.uk/blog/carrefour-frogs/ 

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240514-uk-law-to-ban-live-animal-exports-clears-parliament 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/05/12/animal-news-australia-ban-sheep-export-sea/ 

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Karen, Julie & Ant

Do keyboard warriors get a bad rap? What are some of the pitfalls best avoided when advocating for animals online? And should you go for the bait when someone insults pictures of your homemade seitan sausage? Kate & Ant are joined by Chantelle (@i_lost_my_tempeh on socials) for a quick whizz through their experience advocating for animals on social media.

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

Kate, Chantelle & Ant

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Free bullfighting tickets for under-8s, the pork industry saying it doesn't want any more transparency and a lot of people in France getting upset about a small business making croissants without animal products. No wonder the passions were running high in this week's news show!

As ever, we're covering ten or so stories from the week's vegan & animal rights news, giving the facts, our opinions & the occasional bit of silliness.

* CONTENT ADVISORY * 

We think we've removed all the 'swears' from the final edit of this episode, but if strong language isn't your thing & would prevent you enjoying the show, this nontheless might not be the episode for you.

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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:

Chantelle's petition

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/658518/signatures/new

And the news stories...

https://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/news/08052024-university-of-manchester-animal-testing-at-a-seven-year-high/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13384487/french-bakery-chain-vegan-croissant-fury.html

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/05/03/animal-news-belgium-animal-welfare-constitution/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/-method-of-production-food-labelling-proposal-rejected-by-pig-sector_64632.html 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/lidl-becomes-first-retailer-to-sell-fully-welsh-milk_64635.html 

https://vegconomist.com/marketing-and-media/impossible-foods-ad-campaign-solve-the-meat-problem-with-more-meat/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/pig-farming-changes-led-to-global-spread-of-salmonella-study-says_64637.html 

https://vegconomist.com/cultivated-cell-cultured-biotechnology/dr-clauders-the-worlds-first-dog-treats-calystas-air-protein-feedkindpet/

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240503-spain-scraps-national-bullfighting-prize-sparking-debate

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1897048/outrage-famous-spanish-city-free-bullfighting-tickets

https://www.stieren.net/en-gb/ 

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Chantelle, Kate & Ant

Can a book about soil improve outcomes for animals?

Regenesis is a book written by George Monbiot & published in 2022. In this episode, Kate, Julie & Ant discuss the subject matter & examine whether it's a bit of a secret weapon in the animal rights campaign.

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

Kate, Julie & Ant

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What's Florida's beef with cultivated meat? Julie, Kate & Ant discuss the news that Florida has become the first US state to ban cultivated meat (which isn't even available for sale yet?!) and whether this is a hammer blow to the vegan movement...or indeed evidence that we're onto something!

We also look at...

*Puppy yoga banned in Italy...

*Lidl invests half a billion pounds into the pork industry...

*Radically Kind demonstrations in London...

And much more!

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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/ckmjk7v40gko 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/sickening-bear-boxing-matches-twisted-32702648 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/04/30/animal-news-bird-flu-detected-walrus/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/defra-extends-consultation-on-targeted-culling-to-tackle-bovine-tb_64593.html 

https://plantbasednews.org/culture/law-and-politics/mayor-adams-launches-plant-based-food-initiative-in-prisons/ 

https://plantbasednews.org/news/activism/middle-east-vegan-society-islam-initiative/ 

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/vegan-cheese-up-for-good-food-award-mysteriously-disqualified/ 

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/study-paleo-diet-stone-age-b2538096.html 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/lidl-announces-500m-investment-package-for-pig-producers_64566.html 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgXPbC9IKTk 

https://www.animalaid.org.uk/hundreds-of-animal-rights-activists-mark-world-day-for-animals-in-laboratories/ 

https://www.solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/advancing-animal-rights-insights-from-the-uk-animal-law-conference-2024 

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/itv-im-a-celebrity-protest-peta-b2538646.html

https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/south-bank/pedestrians-disgusted-by-animal-rights-protestors-cooking-human-baby-dolls-on-bankside/ 

https://vegconomist.com/cultivated-cell-cultured-biotechnology/florida-becomes-first-state-ban-lab-grown-meat-governor-says-take-your-fake-lab-grown-meat-elsewhere/ 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/floridas-beef-with-lab-grown-meat-is-evidence-free/

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Julie, Kate & Ant

Most people assume that vegans love animals. But do we need- as vegans- to feel warm and fuzzy about bunnies, ogle over cute puppies & be enchanted by birdsong? Could misplaced 'love' even make speciesism more entrenched? Luke, Carlos & Ant dive into our 'love' for animals & how it can help- or hinder- the animal rights movement.

During this ep, we refer to Elwood's Organic Dog Meat. Here's the website: https://www.elwooddogmeat.com/ ;)

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

Luke, Carlos & Ant

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In this episode of Vegan Week, Luke, Carlos & Ant discuss a hideous day in Exmoor last weekend where- despite the brave efforts of Hunt Saboteurs- a stag was hunted to exhaustion & then killed. We discuss the realities of stag hunting, hopes of how footage taken from the weekend can ultimately have positive outcomes & ways listeners can help to save animals' lives through anti-hunting efforts.

We also discuss...

*University student threatened with expulsion for bad-mouthing veganism...

*Vegan weightlifter wins Croatian Championship...

*The "most comprehensive study yet" demonstrates that plant-based dogs can thrive...

And much more!

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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.thesun.co.uk/news/27504933/cavalry-horses-london-street-blood-soldier-injured/

https://www.farminguk.com/news/transition-milk-trial-targets-calf-health-at-welsh-dairy-farm_64563.html 

https://plantbasednews.org/culture/sport/vegan-weightlifting-championships-croatia/

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animals/prince-harrys-polo-documentary-sparks-animal-rights-debate/ 

https://vegconomist.com/market-and-trends/48-of-spanish-consumers-reduced-meat-consumption/

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/lidl-germany-reports-increase-sales-vegan-products/

https://plantbasednews.org/news/economics/dutch-supermarket-plant-proteins/ 

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/dogs-thrive-on-vegan-diets-demonstrates-the-most-comprehensive-study-so-far-1033277328

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/protestors-take-trent-bridge-go-9239303 

https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/veganuary-2024-choose-chicken-free-week/ 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13331757/It-like-Stasi-come-door-Woke-Exeter-University.html 

https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/stag-hunting-a-marathon-of-cruelty/ 

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Carlos, Luke & Ant