If you've not seen Forest Green Rovers' latest 'Vegan Certified' football kit, you soon will- it certainly isn't bland. But what makes a football kit vegan, and should we care? As well as this, Julie, Mark & Anthony also look at a dozen or so news 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.four-paws.org.uk/our-stories/blog-news/big-news-for-calves-stena-line-halts-calf-exports-from-ireland-to-france#:~:text=Ireland%20to%20France-,Big%20news%20for%20small%20calves%3A%20Stena%20line%20halts,exports%20from%20Ireland%20to%20France&text=This%20is%20hugely%20welcomed%20news,%2C%20Ireland%20to%20Cherbourg%2C%20France. 

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250722/Vegan-diets-support-high-level-training-but-risks-of-muscle-loss.aspx 

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3318932/activists-protest-against-planned-killings-german-zoos-baboon-enclosure 

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/07/vion-first-to-face-complaint-via-oecd-animal-welfare-guidelines/ 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/plant-milk-nutrition-children-cows-uk-government-b2790127.html 

https://plantbasednews.org/animals/farmer-claims-slaughterhouse-screaming-edited/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/iceland-pledges-cage-free-by-2027-after-activist-pressure_66937.html 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/hc-upholds-animal-rights-over-religious-customs-101752693484088.html 

https://www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/news/animal-rights-group-peta-unfurl-banner-in-builth-wells-on-first-day-of-royal-welsh-show-814442 

https://wamiz.co.uk/news/189500/somerset-golden-retriever-attraction-shut-down-as-owner-banned-animal-cruelty 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/nyregion/central-park-carriage-driver-not-guilty-animal-cruelty.html 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj61l252yz9o 

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Mark, Julie & Ant

Perhaps an odd choice of podcast to review you may think...but give an episode a listen and you'll see why we love it!

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beef-and-dairy-network/id1022024768

https://open.spotify.com/show/27I5KGO2kEmKJBBS812kcW

https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/beef-and-dairy-network/

Mark, Kate & Ant discuss the podcast: The concept, their favourite bits & to what extent they feel it has the potential to improve outcomes for animals.

We also briefly discuss the film Carnage, which is very hard to source nowadays, but here's a trailer from 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dXG0_yr7HE&t=27s

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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Kate, Mark & Anthony

This week a VIVA! advert highlighting practices in the dairy industry was banned on the grounds that it could be triggering for families who have lost their children...which raises the question as to whether the dairy industry itself should be banned for similar reasons! In this week's episode, Mark, Kate & Ant discuss this and another ten or so stories from the vegan & animal rights space from the last fortnight.

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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.conservation.org/press-releases/2025/06/06/new-amazon-protected-area-safeguards-iconic-species-and-indigenous-stewardship-in-peru 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc-viewers-brand-countryfile-disgusting-35512798 

https://www.pcrm.org/news/news-releases/landmark-shift-nih-announces-no-more-exclusive-funding-animal-experiments 

https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/vegan-charity-sees-insensitive-cinema-ad-banned-after-25-complaints.html 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo8yFT53kpk&t=22s

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/25295684.glasgow-hydro-announces-food-will-plant-based/?ref=rss  

https://www.earth.com/news/processed-meat-can-cause-health-issues-even-in-tiny-amounts/

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/07/07/activists-block-veal-slaughterhouses-over-vandrie-group-calf-cruelty/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/14/labour-not-implemented-animal-welfare-pledges-say-campaigners 

https://www.vegansociety.com/news/news/missed-opportunity-nhs-10-year-plan

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/cultured-meat-delicious-alternative-or-frankenstein-food/j7civ5efc 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1354748415621317/ 

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25302440.sspca-reduce-small-wildlife-rescues-due-compliance-issue/ 

https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/switzerland-food-animals-labeled/ 

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Mark, Kate & Ant

Sikhs, Muslims and Christians may engage in Dasvandah, Zakat and Tithing respectively; so what's stopping vegans from making regular donations to charity part of their way of life? In this episode Julie, Richard & Anthony discuss their own stance on this, as well as general principles of giving to 'worthy causes'

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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Richard, Julie & Anthony

This week we are changing things up and instead of focussing on ten different stories from the last week, we are looking at eight stories from the last year, all on the same topic: Judicial sentencing for cases of animal abuse. Comparing cases from animal ag, with those away from animal ag, Kate, Carlos & Ant weigh up the inconsistencies and map out their ideas for a more just judicial approach.

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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.detsi.qld.gov.au/our-department/news-media/mediareleases/animal-cruelty-int-student-receives-prison-term-wildlife-smuggling 

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/man-senteced-475-years-dog-fighting-paulding-county 

https://eu.cjonline.com/story/news/crime/2024/11/15/topeka-animal-cruelty-case-judge-sentences-woman-jail/76332220007/ 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ahttps://eu.cjonline.com/story/news/crime/2024/11/15/topeka-animal-cruelty-case-judge-sentences-woman-jail/76332220007/rticles/cpe3znzjvxyo 

https://pembrokeshire-herald.com/101153/farm-operators-prosecuted-for-severe-animal-welfare-violations-at-cildywyll-farm/ 

https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2025/04/03/animal-welfare-charity-secures-landmark-lifetime-ban-for-three-shropshire-calf-dealers/ 

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Newsroom/Articles/2025/03-March/Livestock-owner-banned-for-10-years-for-breaching-animal-welfare-rules.aspx 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/suffolk-farmer-fined-27-000-after-dozens-of-dead-sheep-found_66146.html 

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Carlos, Kate & Ant

Join us for a surprise summer episode of the Going Vegan show where we hold conversations with people about their vegan journeys: The first signs that veganism might be an option for individuals, making the switch, the challenges, the surprises...and everything in between!

In this episode we speak to Freedom who gives us an insight into a vegan journey that begins in Namibia and has led him to work hard to "spread the word" of animal rights to others in his environment.

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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Freedom & Ant

It's in Spanish, so Ant, Carlos, Julie & Paul don't know what they're saying, but thanks to the incredible feat of going undercover in an animal lab for TWO YEARS, Infiltrada en el Búnker (Undercover Inside the Bunker) is now available to stream on Prime Video. 

We also look at 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://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2025/07/02/jersey-move-to-allow-charter-fishing-for-bluefin-tuna-criticised-by-uk-animal-rights-group/

https://www.farminguk.com/news/rspca-assured-unveils-stricter-poultry-welfare-rules-for-2025_66818.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/vegan-diet-mediterranean-weight-loss-diet-inflammation-b2778007.html 

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/burger-king-is-giving-away-free-vegan-burgers-to-meat-lovers-to-show-them-how-tasty-they-are-5201538 

https://www.c21media.net/news/prime-video-launches-covertly-filmed-doc-on-animal-cruelty-at-spanish-lab/#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m5vqNPLekg

https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/one-less-hare-hunt-as-south-west-beagle-packs-merge/ 

https://www.countryside-alliance.org/news-content-type/animal-rights-activists-sentenced-over-dairy-blockade

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyrnlj5632o

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2486509-vegan-cheese-could-be-about-to-get-a-lot-closer-to-the-real-thing/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/06/27/mexico-votes-to-stop-dolphin-and-umarine-animal-shows/ 

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Carlos, Julie, Paul & Ant

In this episode, Paul, Dominic & Ant shine a spotlight on some of their favourite vegans who arts part of the 'arts scene'; either visual, musical, spoken word, or film. Some use their craft to promote animal rights, whereas others do their animal advocacy away from their 'work'. Either way, we hope you enjoy hearing about 8 different vegan folk and hope that perhaps you might find a new creative artist to enjoy the work of.

Featured in the show are:

Cathy Bryant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyBK4H4_eqk

Gojira: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyBK4H4_eqk

Barbara Daniels: https://www.barbaradanielsart.com/dominion-over-man/

Bryan Adams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7IxRr8wzOw

Feldi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrmumCWtzhw

Benjamin Zephaniah: https://benjaminzephaniah.com/

Joaquin Phoenix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUOe6WfZzxs&t=80s

Infected Rain: https://mytoucheblog.com/portfolio/i-am-a-human-and-i-have-the-right-to-be-emotional-exclusive-interview-with-lena-scissorhands-from-infected-rain/

Also mentioned are:

 Vegan Sidekick: https://www.instagram.com/vegansidekick/?hl=en

Bob Vylan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DxMFYpZZEo&t=33s

Joe and the Shitboys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJiNUO_OOz0

and of COURSE....Dominic Berry! https://dominicberry.net/

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, Dominic & Anthony

In a week where Prince William has been slammed by PETA for allowing his dog to breed, and where South Korean farmers continue to find difficulty to rehome the half a million dogs they'll soon be punished for owning, Mark comes up with the perfect solution.!

Also in this episode, Kate, Mark & Ant look at seven other snippets from the last 7 days that are from the animal rights / vegan 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://plantbasednews.org/culture/the-vegan-society-exhibition-veganism/ 

https://vegoutmag.com/news/nat-how-many-people-are-going-plant-based-in-2025-heres-what-the-data-says/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/06/17/uk-trade-deal-with-gulf-states-could-lower-animal-welfare-standards/ 

https://www.farminguk.com/news/britain-loses-nearly-200-dairy-farms-in-past-year-alone_66796.html 

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25261042.salmon-facing-difficulty-reaching-sea-river-itchen/ 

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/06/25/iceland-will-not-kill-whales-in-2025/ 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14850343/Peta-reaction-William-Kate-allowed-dog-puppies.html

https://www.thejournal.ie/farmers-back-eu-commission-proposal-that-would-ban-vegetarian-products-using-terms-like-burger-6743871-Jun2025/ 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20r7lkel68o 

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Kate, Mark & Ant

...or is 'the vegan movement', with no capitalisation? or #veganmovement ? Or are we just a bunch or free spirits bouncing around in the void, making small incremental differences? In possibly our most philosophical episode of Vegan Talk yet, Carlos & Ant discuss not just whether there is a vegan movement, but also what a centralised movement might look like, as well as its perils. For those of you that like hyperbolic keywords, the Pope and anarchy are also mentioned!

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