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 Yorksh...
May 20, 2024•48 min
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. Enoughofthefalafel@gmail.com is the place to reach us. ****...
May 16, 2024•31 min
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'...
May 13, 2024•1 hr 4 min
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. Enoughofthefalafel@gmail.com is the place to reach us. ************* Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the la...
May 09, 2024•43 min
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! **************** Enough of the F...
May 06, 2024•55 min
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...
May 02, 2024•29 min
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....
Apr 29, 2024•46 min
Whether it's the seats, fats within the steel, or the bugs mashed on the windshield, car driving and ownership can pose multiple dilemmas for vegans. In this episode Ant is joined by EOTF's resident car expert, Paul; together they discuss the animal products typically found in cars, brands who are trying to avoid them, and whether we should even be getting behind the wheel in the first place. Some useful resources we referred to: https://www.livekindly.com/vegan-car-buying-guide/ https://viva.or...
Apr 25, 2024•33 min
In this episode of Vegan Week, Ant & Paul discuss the latest protest that took place outside Jeremy Clarkson's brewery, after it was revealed that he allowed the Heythrop Hunt to use his land. Can we change his mind? Are we just giving him more column inches? And would anyone care about this if it weren't to involve a 'celebrity'? We also discuss... *Flora brand dairy a "bit weird"... *A "tough year" for one Irish dairy company, who only make £12.5 million profit... *A £26 fine for a raft of...
Apr 22, 2024•38 min
With animals in a state of emergency, it's understandable to feel like animal rights & veganism should be the only cause we spend our time fighting for. However, without approaching our advocacy in an intersectional way, could we be doing more harm than good in the long run? In this episode Nazia, Dominic & Ant discuss intersectionality, why it matters & how we can best encourage others to consider more than 'just' veganism when rallying for social justice. As ever, we're keen to hea...
Apr 18, 2024•47 min
In this episode Nazia & Ant examine a conspiracy theory surrounding package holiday companies who are trying to get some credit...for just following the new laws regarding a ban on selling tickets for events that exploit animals. Additionally we look at: *Wetherspoons' non-vegan lime garnishes... *The plant based meat companies fighting back in France... *An horrific plan to save US owls that involves killing half a million owls.... And much more! **************** Enough of the Falafel is a ...
Apr 15, 2024•36 min
In this episode Carlos & Ant look at 'burnout': What is it? What is it not? Are vegans susceptible to it? How can we prevent it? And how can we respond when people do succumb to it? Resources we used when researching this episode: https://www.vegansociety.com/news/blog/self-care-vegan-activist https://www.reddit.com/r/vegan/comments/15kfx3w/feeling_discouraged_long_term_vegan_burnout/ https://all-creatures.org/articles/act-ab.html https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/xepa4 As ever, we're keen t...
Apr 11, 2024•31 min
In this episode Carlos & Ant's main story is the 'occupation' of an abbatoir by a group of animal rights activists, continuing the campaign to raise awareness of CO2 being used to stun pigs prior to slaughter. Additionally we look at: *Secretly woke plant-based scones *A campaign to save millions of animals' lives in Brazil *The vegan chef beating all the competition in a British cooking show And much more! **************** Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on t...
Apr 08, 2024•34 min
In this episode Julie, Kate & Ant give their reactions to Pignorant, a documentary produced by Joey Carbstrong that has recently been released onto Amazon Prime for streaming. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pignorant-Joey-Carbstrong/dp/B0CV8HQ3QV The trailers for the film seemed very centred on the human 'stars' of the film rather than the pigs, but is this film an ego project, or in fact a real solid addition to the suite of animal rights documentaries? Warning- this episode contains spoilers, an...
Apr 04, 2024•51 min
It's easy to get swept along by the dominant media's narrative. But is there any truth to the headlines that veganism is in decline? In a Vegan Week special, Kate, Julie & Ant look at this one theme that has been part of the news cycle for the last 6-12 months & examine how accurate the claims are. And for those of you keen to hear this week's news, tune in again same time next week when Carlos & Ant will be looking at the last fortnight's news stories; don't worry, you won't miss a ...
Apr 01, 2024•35 min
In this episode Dom, Carlos & Ant examine the case of a bride who told her guests that unless they became vegan permanently, they were uninvited. Was this an earnest yet naive attempt to improve outcomes for animals, or a cathartic blowout that weaponised veganism? And if some vegans do feel the urge to shout, just for shouting's sake, is there anything we can do as a community to help minimise the damage? As ever, we're keen to hear your thoughts once you've listened to the episode. Enougho...
Mar 28, 2024•40 min
The things 'doctors' will say to sell a book, eh?! As well as this 'interesting' proclamation on Seattle Morning News, this week it's great news for... *Everyone who'd go vegan if there were just better imitation faux octopus tentacles to munch on... *Anyone wanting to protest at the Grand National... *Chicken farmers who 'haven't quite got around to' letting natural daylight into their barns yet. Dominic, Carlos & Ant whizz through around a dozen vegan & animal rights headlines before b...
Mar 25, 2024•54 min
In this episode we listen to Julie's tales of looking after sheep, in a world that sees her wooly friends as a commodity. A wonderful heart-warming episode that is guaranteed to touch your heart & teach you a thing or two. As ever, we're keen to hear your thoughts once you've listened to the episode. Enoughofthefalafel@gmail.com is the place to reach us. ************* Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & anim...
Mar 21, 2024•54 min
Mr & Mrs Twit aren't the only people glueing birds to trees. The second half of this week's news show sees Julie, Kate & Ant go in depth to discuss their picks of the week's vegan & animal rights news. **************** 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 a...
Mar 19, 2024•43 min
Funny how a giant 70-year old turkey plant going bust doesn't generate the same headlines as when a few vegan products are discontinued? Anyway, Bernard Matthews' iconic Norfolk turkey 'factory' is no more. But it's the vegan bubble that's burst. Right guys?! Julie, Kate & Ant whizz through around a dozen vegan & animal rights headlines. Tune in for tomorrow's episode (part 2 of the news!) to hear 4 stories covered in a whole lot more detail. **************** Enough of the Falafel is a c...
Mar 18, 2024•19 min
In this episode we spend 45 minutes listening to the vegan journey of 11-year old Logan, whos has been making compassionate choices since the age of 2 years old! We cover the subject of whether he is 'forced' to be vegan, what he finds hard, what he enjoys about being vegan, how he feels about animals, direct actions he's taken to improve outcomes for animals, and a whole lot more, including the most important question: Does being vegan give you superpowers?! As ever, we're keen to hear your tho...
Mar 14, 2024•45 min
Logan (age 11) is our youngest ever co-host & he joins Anthony in this episode to chew over Victoria Beckham fashion show disruptions, Burger King plant-based price reductions & a vegan trying to sue his neighbour, for making his garden smell of meat, plus a whole lot more! **************** 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 (& our...
Mar 11, 2024•26 min
Can spoken word poetry, music, art or even video games be used creatively to advocate on behalf of animals? What approaches work best for using art in vegan activism? And what's a broad fourth wall anyway?! Dominic & Anthony take a deep dive into art and its use in the animal rights movement. References for our chat this week: https://www.instagram.com/vegansidekick/?hl=en https://joeandtheshitboys.bandcamp.com/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1837330/Gibbon_Beyond_the_Trees/ https://domi...
Mar 07, 2024•46 min
They can take away our names, but they'll never take away our sosmix! France bans meaty names for veggie food- seemingly to appease its disgruntled farmers. Is this a hill worth dying on for vegan companies, or will this actually make a real difference for the accessibility of vegan food? Dominic & Anthony examine this story, amongst the rest of the week's top vegan & animal rights stories, including... PETA buy racing pigeons to raise awareness of a cruel industry... And the Great Briti...
Mar 04, 2024•48 min
Vegans and Vegetarians...so near & yet, often, so far. Are there fundamental differences between the two approaches that mean they'll always be at odds, or do vegans just need to take a breath (and possibly a look at themselves) before judging others too harshly. Julie, Paul, Kate & Anthony take a deep dive into this one. As ever, we're keen to hear your thoughts once you've listened to the episode. Enoughofthefalafel@gmail.com is the place to reach us. ************* You may also be thin...
Feb 29, 2024•30 min
Animal rights lawyer, lecturer & philosopher Stephen Wise has died at the age of 73. We take a look back at his life & his legacy. As well as this story, Paul, Kate, Julie & Anthony look a dozen or so vegan & animal rights news stories from the last week including... The Mayor of Worcester cuts meat from the council menu... Labour reaffirm their commitment to ending Fox Hunting for good... 'Pignorant' is released on Amazon Prime And vegan meals are best for biodiversity...apart f...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 6 min
This episode is entirely dedicated to answering listener questions: What's Ant's go-to meal; what does Julie propose we do to bridge the farmer-vegan gap; and which of our hosts is picky about who they sweat with?! To submit your question, quandary or opinions, for the next listener mailbag, write to enoughofthefalafel@gmail.com ************* 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...
Feb 22, 2024•37 min
VIVA! have said that they intend to be more provocative with their animal rights campaigns, whilst PETA had an ad banned this week in the UK. Are we entering a new era of 'in-your-face' animal advocacy? Julie & Anthony look at this, as well as a dozen or so vegan & animal rights news stories from the last week including... Proposed Norfolk Mega-farm protests ramp up... Vegan cheese goes up a notch... And a Danish Kindergarten refuses to allow a child to even bring in their own vegan food...
Feb 19, 2024•50 min
Palworld is taking the videogame world by storm. But with gamers befriending creatures before exploiting and then (in most cases) killing & eating them, is it something that really raises some tricky issues for those of us who care about animal rights? Or is it 'just' a video game? Alex & Anthony take a deep dive into the blurry lines between video games & the extent to which they can inform the cultural zeitgeist and our reality. Some links relating to the discussion: https://inside...
Feb 15, 2024•32 min
The Australian media is giving a lot of airtime to the story of a live export ship, carrying over 15,000 animals. What are the key issues here & what can we do about the horrific practice of shipping thousands of animals across the ocean for days- or even months- at a time? Alex & Anthony look at this, as well as a dozen or so vegan & animal rights news stories from the last week including... The Lamb National; local carnival takes it off the billing after activists protest...before ...
Feb 12, 2024•35 min
