11- How do vegans survive at Christmas?

11/27/23 • 87 min

It's the most wonderful time of the year...or is it?! For vegans, the holiday season can add extra challenges that can catch you out if you're not ready for them. Rich, Tom & Ant discuss this topic in depth, looking for ways to overcome those common vegan Christmas gripes. As usual, we also look at the top 10 vegan news stories from the week including...

Dog meat trade to be banned in South Korea by 2027...

Warwick Univesity goes vegan...

Huge german academic study shows diseases minimised by vegan diets...

Natwest to stop advocating for plant based eating after Farmers Union lobbying...

A new kickstarter launched by vegan strongman Patrik Baboumian, to fund animal liberation videogame...

Plus lots 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 ten of the top news stories from the past 7 days in the world of veganism & animal rights. Afterwards we slow things down & home in on one topic in particular and pick it apart in more detail.

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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Some of this week's news articles include:

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2023/11/17/news-south-korea-ban-dog-meat/

https://www.coastfm.co.uk/news/uk/rspca-warns-animal-abandonments-at-three-year-high

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckdpy192vjzo

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/minnesota/news/free-thanksgiving-meals-across-the-metro-for-those-in-need/

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-023-03093-1

http://www.fnbnews.com/Top-News/fssai-sets-revised-application-fees-for-vegan-logo-endorsement-at-rs-10000-75989

https://www.farminguk.com/news/natwest-to-review-its-app-after-customers-told-to-ditch-red-meat_63717.html

https://ahdb.org.uk/farming-a-greener-future

https://games.mxdwn.com/news/kickstarter-helps-patrik-baboumian-release-a-video-game-on-animal-rights/ (Promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkagNLhbCd4&t=12s)

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/lidl-named-cheapest-supermarket-buy-28143414.amp

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

Tom, Ant & Rich

Dog meat trade to be banned in South Korea by 2027...

Warwick Univesity goes vegan...

Huge german academic study shows diseases minimised by vegan diets...

Natwest to stop advocating for plant based eating after Farmers Union lobbying...

A new kickstarter launched by vegan strongman Patrik Baboumian, to fund animal liberation videogame...

Plus lots more!

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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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Some of this week's news articles include:

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2023/11/17/news-south-korea-ban-dog-meat/

https://www.coastfm.co.uk/news/uk/rspca-warns-animal-abandonments-at-three-year-high

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckdpy192vjzo

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/minnesota/news/free-thanksgiving-meals-across-the-metro-for-those-in-need/

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-023-03093-1

http://www.fnbnews.com/Top-News/fssai-sets-revised-application-fees-for-vegan-logo-endorsement-at-rs-10000-75989

https://www.farminguk.com/news/natwest-to-review-its-app-after-customers-told-to-ditch-red-meat_63717.html

https://ahdb.org.uk/farming-a-greener-future

https://games.mxdwn.com/news/kickstarter-helps-patrik-baboumian-release-a-video-game-on-animal-rights/ (Promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkagNLhbCd4&t=12s)

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/lidl-named-cheapest-supermarket-buy-28143414.amp

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

Tom, Ant & Rich

Previous Episode

10- What can vegans learn from the testimony of slaughterhouse workers?

Have you seen the new short film by Earthling Ed & Surge Activism, 'Nowhere to Run'? The film features testimony from three ex-slaughterhouse workers. But what can we learn from their stories? Rich & Ant discuss this topic in depth, as well as looking at the top 10 vegan news stories from the week including...

Verandas & 3% natural light for barn chickens in 2030; is this really the 'huge' step forward the RSPCA are hailing it as?

62% of vegans say they wouldn't date an ardent meat eater...unless they change one thing...can you guess what it is?!

The most convincing numbers from a plant-based eating study ever (arguably!)

New videos from Moby & PETA...

Plus lots more!

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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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Some of this week's news articles include:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWyK389BJoI&t=142s (Nowhere To Run: Slaughterhouse Workers' Testimony)

https://www.farminguk.com/news/rspca-assured-unveils-new-welfare-standards-for-laying-hens_63641.html

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/14/animals-sentient-beings-victorian-cruelty-laws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPGd06e72m4 (Moby video)

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231114/Vegan-diet-with-soy-significantly-reduces-hot-flashes-in-postmenopausal-women.aspx

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231110/Debate-intensifies-over-vegan-diets-for-children-pediatric-associations-weigh-in.aspx

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/vegans-would-not-date-a-meat-eater/

https://stir-tea-coffee.com/tea-coffee-news/turkish-company-transforms-tea-refuse-into-vegan-leather/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoZCg1tjCIc (PETA ad)

https://lovecomplement.com/pages/blackout-for-hunger?utm_campaign=bfcm2023&utm_medium=web&utm_source=pbn (Sign up & one plant based meal is donated to children & families in need)

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

Ant & Rich

Next Episode

12- Listener Mailbag Special!

What have our fabulous listeners had to say about the news in the last few months? Have we been missing the point? Or being too harsh? Or being too rose-tinted? Rich & Ant discuss three bits of correspondence in depth, as well as looking at the top 10 vegan news stories from the week including...

Study with twins shows the potent & immediate effect of a wholefoods plant-based diet...

South Korean dog farmers protest the dog meat ban...

COP28 has the meat industry licking its lips ready to lobby hard...

You'll never guess the latest compnay to get in on the plant-based leather market...

Plus lots more!

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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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Some of this week's news articles include:

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2023/11/twin-diet-vegan-cardiovascular.html

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231126/Large-scale-study-finds-no-mortality-benefit-from-vegetarian-diets-in-US-adults-challenges-previous-beliefs.aspx

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12800651/amp/Would-order-one-Scientists-claim-rename-vegan-burgers-Juicy-American-burgers-make-appealing-meat-lovers.html

https://www.farminguk.com/news/devon-commercial-poultry-farm-confirms-outbreak-of-bird-flu_63758.html

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2023/11/30/news-dog-meat-ban-south-korea/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/11/30/steve-barclay-stopped-schools-imposing-vegetarian-diets/

https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/plant-based-activists-cop28-big-meat-dairy-launch-counterattack/

https://www.farminguk.com/news/scotch-lamb-served-at-dubai-s-cop28-as-sector-eyes-lucrative-market_63762.html

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/01/florida-manatees-freed-miami-seaquarium

https://vegconomist.com/fashion-design-and-beauty/stella-mccartney-veuve-clicquot-grape-waste-vegan-leather/

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

Ant & Rich

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