Remembering Kate Simpson, friend and activist
I knew Kate for nearly 20 years before she died in 2018. Today – 28 June 2020 – would have been her 40th birthday. Below […]
Veganism
19-24 August: Earth First! Summer Gathering in Derbyshire
This year’s Earth First! Summer Gathering begins tomorrow and lasts until the 24th. It promises to be the largest and most exciting for many years, […]
Which side are they on?
Shami Chakrabarti is known to most people as the director of Liberty, the civil rights organization. She has never stood as an MP but imagine […]
New blog: orcas and animals
Orcas and animals is a new blog which explores anarchism, animal rights and veganism. Produced by Kevin Watkinson who has written for Species and Class […]
UKIP and Vegfest
The past week or so has seen a load of controversy over UKIP and Vegfest. What has a right wing anti-immigration party got to do […]
Another scientific “breakthrough”: GM cows resistant to TB!
It’s been reported in the Guardian that GM cattle have been created in in China that are either resistant to bovine TB or have suffered […]
New animal rights group in the UK
A new grassroots animal rights group was launched today. It’s called the Animal Justice Project and its founding statement says it “is an international, non-profit […]
Bye, bye Beatroot
Spent a few days in London over the past week (which is why this is the first post for a while) and went to Beatroot […]
Jill Phipps and the campaign against live exports
Today is the 20th anniversary of the death of animal rights activist Jill Phipps who died on a demonstration at Coventry Airport. She was crushed […]
McVeganism – new paradigm shift or same old sell out?
It has been reported that McDonald’s restaurants in Austria are introducing a vegan burger, a veggie burger and vegan “chicken” McNuggets. Apparently this is due […]