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 …
How Many Animals Are Saved From Veganuary?
With Veganuary 2023 in the rear view mirror the month-long event appears to have been even more successful than last year. Veganism is exploding which is great for the animals! …
Does Being Vegan Make a Difference?
With vegans only making up, at best, 3-5% of the global population, questions like “Does being vegan make a difference?” are perfectly valid … well does it, in the grand …
Do Bees Get Mad When You Take Their Honey?
It takes over 1200 bees their whole life to make that jar of honey you pick up off the shelf [1]. If you had toiled endlessly to provide food for …
Why Are Vegans So Unhappy?
The truth hurts and very occasionally I think it might be easier to just plug back into The Matrix. In the mortal words of Cypher in the seminal movie, “I …
Why Do Jains Not Eat Meat?
Contrary to popular belief, veganism was not invented in the 1940’s in leafy Leicester. The principles behind our movement have their roots in the ancient Indian religions of Hinduism and …
Is Veganism a White Thing?
There’s been a lot of talk in vegan circles recently about colonialism and anti-indigenous sentiment. Yes I’m a white, middle aged vegan living in the affluent West. Yes, I am …
Is Opposing Migratory Beekeeping Vegan Hypocrisy?
There’s a popular internet myth continuously circulating claiming that avocados are not vegan. The idea was thrust into the mainstream via BBC’s QI panel show in 2018. It’s all to …
What Is The Highest Level Of Vegan?
“Don’t eat anything that casts a shadow” 🙂 The Simpsons episode where Lisa becomes besotted with Jesse Grass, a “level 5 vegan”, has now firmly entered veganism folklore! For better …