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Proposed Badger Cull
The government is proposing allowing farmers to shoot badgers in order to reduce incidence of Bovine TB. I wish this display of ignorance, cruelty and greed were shocking but in my darkest moments it seems more like business as usual. If you care about cows, badgers, science and compassion, read on.
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Keep Cruelty History
The League Against Cruel Sports is working to ensure the hunting ban is not repealed, check out this link to see how you can help.
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Vegan Wiltshire Online Forum
Click on link and join us online!
(You will need to join yahoo groups to do so but the warmth, wit and wisdom of joining up with Vegan Wiltshire will make it all worth while.)
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Benjamin Zephaniah in the Guardian 30Jan 2010
Our favourite vegan promoter of all things vegan
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Plant based diet
The message that a plant based diet is GOOD for us, the animals and the planet is getting out there!Check out the link- Mark Bittman food writer for the New York Times makes an eloquent, funny and impasssioned plea for everyone to eat less meat and more plants. Not specifically a vegan argument but persuasive enough to get some omnivores to re think their diet. Echoed by the journalist Raj Patel in the 'related link' below. Get your friends and family to look at this stuff!!! Also check out the Meat reducing article listed in the menu.
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Catering guide for vegans in hospitals and care homes
Vegan society booklet to help vegan patients to get vegan food. For more info contact Vegan Society 0121 523 1735 Protected email address
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