118- Veganuary co-founder applies to be RSPCA chief

This week the co-founder of Veganuary and VFC, Matthew Glover very publicly threw his hat into the ring to become the new CEO at the RSPCA. Mark, Julie, Dominic & Anthony ponder whether Glover really wants the job, as well as discussing a dozen other stories 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.veganfoodandliving.com/news/demand-for-vegan-options-at-events-rises-by-280-in-5-years/

https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/petas-romeo-and-juliet-vegan-makeover-can-help-families-avoid-feuds-over-thanksgiving-feasts/ 

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/denmark-becomes-the-first-country-in-the-world-to-tax-livestock-emissions/

https://www.solein.com/what-is-solein

https://plantbasednews.org/culture/sport/vegan-athlete-double-gold-armwrestling-championships/

https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/enforcement-of-farmed-animal-welfare-laws-has-not-improved-since-covid-19

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/11/16/rat-list-presented-to-eu-to-save-1-2-million-laboratory-animals/

https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/two-cents/animal-rights-ballot-measures-fail/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3MyQW3m7gQ

https://www.instagram.com/joeandtheshitboys/?hl=en-gb

 https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/peta-allies-disrupt-start-of-every-womans-marathon-to-decry-anti-female-dairy-spectacle/

 https://plantbasednews.org/news/environment/meat-dairy-products-mislabeled-cop29/

https://plantbasednews.org/culture/ethics/veganuary-co-founder-rspca-ceo/

Call to action: Support cruelty free international (i.e. the organisation who created the RAT list discussed ) at https://crueltyfreeinternational.org/donate  

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