154- Was my food tested on animals? Who bloody knows?!

03/13/25 • 38 min

Yes, there's another potential link to animal abuse in the things you buy! Just when you thought you'd done all your checks...turns out that the xanthan gum you'd triple-checked the ingredients list for...was fed to some innocent mice until they could take no more.

FFS...

In this episode, Julie & Ant explore how & why some foods are tested on animals, some of the ways to find out whether your food has been put through this (needless) hooopla, and indeed how to avoid it...as best as you can.

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!

Julie & Anthony

FFS...

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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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!

Julie & Anthony

Previous Episode

153- The Three Little Pigs: Starving, then stolen, now safe...all in the name of art?

This week, Dominic, Paul, Julie & Ant start off by discussing the perculiar & sinister-sounding art installation involving three piglets being starved...to draw people's attention to animal abuse in animal ag. But the plot thickened almost as much as the artist himself, as the piglets were subsequently stolen by animal rights protestors. As well as this story, we also look at nine other news articles 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.irishnews.com/news/world/piglets-left-to-starve-as-part-of-controversial-art-exhibition-stolen-KYBYI3LHYZN27HTFXMNBYO2R5U/

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/03/01/wimbledon-donates-tennis-balls-to-shelter-harvest-mice/

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/alaska-sled-dog-race-raises-allegations-animal-abuse/story?id=119223075

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/03/spain-iberian-lynx-rewilding-lobbying-hunters-farmers

https://vegconomist.com/company-news/proveg-nigeria-partners-v-label-promote-vegan-products/

https://www.fooddive.com/news/coca-colas-fairlife-cuts-ties-with-2-arizona-farms-tied-to-animal-cruelty/741227/

https://www.rspca.org.uk/getinvolved/campaign/farming/pigstunning#:~:text=We%20demand%20an%20alternative&text=Gases%20like%20argon%20offer%20potential,crucial%20to%20improving%20animal%20welfare.

https://sammamishindependent.com/2025/02/council-mandates-vegan-catering-for-city-provided-food/amp/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/02/lamb-watch-holidays-lambing-weekends-tourists-uk-farms

https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-business/one-company-s-waste-milk-is-a-farm-s-white-gold

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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!

Dominic, Paul, Julie & Ant

Next Episode

155- Crufts love animals: See how they treat wheelchair users...

This was the week that two PETA protestors received the beating of all beatings whilst protesting the selective breeding that is synonymous with Crifts Dog Show; one was repeatedly punched by security services; the other was thrown out of his wheelchair. Just the positive PR that dog breeding needed, right?!

As well as this story, Elena, Mark & Ant look at eight other news articles from the vegan & animal rights space from the last week or so.

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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.peta.org.uk/blog/crufts-2025/

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/profepa-shuts-down-dolphin-show-hotel-barcelo-riviera-maya/

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/03/09/us-butterfly-population-dropped-at-an-alarming-rate/

https://politicalemails.org/messages/1742171

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2d4j15redwo

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/03/12/2003833290

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/spain-bullfighting-film-director-debate-3572577

https://theecologist.org/2025/mar/11/animal-rights-activist

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-reset-could-force-uk-lower-standards-animal-rights-3573162

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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!

Elena, Mark & Ant

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