What Kills More Animals, Vegans Or Meat Eaters?
An evergreen vegan myth seems to have embedded itself in modern discourse. So let’s take a proper look at the question: What kills more animals, vegans or meat eaters? You …
How Many Chickens Are Killed a Day? ( cluck me, how many?! )
“The Colonel” has a lot to answer for. We seem to have become hopelessly addicted to eating chicken meat. In 2021 we got through about 140 million tons of the …
How Many Bees Does It Take To Make a Jar Of Honey?
Bees are amazing. They toil away endlessly and selflessly for the greater good of the hive. Our politicians could learn a thing or two from bees! Today we’re asking, “How …
Do Trees Feel Pain When They Are Cut Down?
Ever since those Israeli scientists discovered plants making ultrasonic “squeals” when stressed, the ‘plants feel pain’ brigade have been empowered. We now have ordinarily intelligent people asking questions like “Do …
Do Horses Feel Pain When You Ride Them?
I’m writing this not long after the 2023 Grand National horse race in the UK because, for some reason, the gruesome spectacle touched me even more so than usual. It’s …
Is Milk Allowed In Jainism?
The roots of veganism can be traced back over 4000 years through the ancient religions of Hinduism and Jainism. Milk from the holy mother cow has been integral to these …
“Why Veganism Is Bad For Animals” – Bad Actors & Dodgy Algos
There is a very convincing theory doing the rounds online as well as regularly popping up in the print media. It is cleverly designed to trick people into genuinely asking …
Can Vegans Drink Milk From Their Own Cow?
Veganism is all about living your life in a way which causes the least amount of harm to the animals we share this planet with. It’s mainly focused on farmed …
Do Potatoes Scream When You Cut Them?
It’s hit the headlines again and the vegan bashers are out in force. Just last week I caught a brief feature on the BBC Radio 4 morning news programme, ‘Today’. …
How Many Chickens Does KFC Kill a Year?
KFC and the ‘Colonel’s Special Sauce’ is truly a worldwide phenomenon with over 27,000 outlets across the globe. Let’s just say, they get through a lot of chickens! But just …