This fitness coach used to advise Olympic Champions to eat more meat, but now he’s vegan and stronger Than ever
This article is written by Matthew Dickens – a strength and fitness coach from Brighton, UK. I live and breathe health and fitness – It’s what I do. I’ve been a strength and conditioning coach in professional sports for over ten years, played decent rugby and always believed in leading by example. I’ve worked …
Farm invites children to play with baby lambs right next to their slaughterhouse
Activists held a demonstration at a so-called ‘ethical’ slaughterhouse last week to target an event which they described as ‘textbook cognitive dissonance’. Tottingworth Farm in Heathfield has some of the ‘highest welfare standards’ in the UK and stocks ‘ethical’ Brighton supermarket Hisbe. Last week protesters from Sussex Animal Save held a demonstration at the farm’s …
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Top 10 pioneers of modern vegan high dining
Veganism has revolutionized the culinary world. It has launched a health kick into modern culture and, has shown the average person that the old adage “you are what you eat?” really is true. Most people think that being vegan is like having your 5 a day on steroids, a fairly bland life comprised of kale …
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Pig slaughterhouse forced to close due to falling demand and relentless activism
A slaughterhouse in East Sussex, UK has been forced to stop killing pigs due to dwindling demand and persistent activism at the farm. Broad Oak Abattoir at Tottingworth Farm, Heathfield told Farmers Guardian it will no longer serve pig farmers, and initially, local businesses blamed activists. But it turns out the activists were only part of …
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Vegan activists storm Starbucks chanting ‘Not your mum, not your milk!’
Vegan activists have stormed into a Starbucks cafe chanting anti-dairy slogans to highlight the horrors of the dairy industry. Members of the global protest group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) walked into one of the coffee giant’s venues in Brighton, UK. One activist spoke into a megaphone: “Dairy cows are continuously artificially and forcibly impregnated. Every …
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The meat pasty shop where vegan cakes outsell steak pasties
Pasty shop owner Ian Baldry is not vegan, nor is his wife, but yet he seems to have caused quite a stir among Brighton vegans at his shop which is (IMHO) the unlikely home of the best vegan cakes in the city. Cornish pasties do not evoke vegan connotations, so how is it that The …
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Protesters Target Self-Proclaimed ‘Ethical’ Supermarket, Chanting ‘Humane Slaughter Does Not Exist’
Animal rights activists protested at a self-proclaimed ‘ethical’ supermarket, using megaphones to tell customers that ‘humane slaughter does not exist’. Direct Action Everywhere staged the disruption at Hisbe in Brighton, UK – a supermarket which claims it aims to ‘respect customers, farmers, suppliers, ANIMALS and the PLANET’. Thirty activists entered the store holding signs with …
Upcoming Brighton vegan restaurant granted alcohol license despite objections
A planned new vegan restaurant in Brighton, UK, has been granted an alcohol license despite objections from residents. Planned restaurant Neighbourhood will open at 95 Gloucester Road will be able to sell alcoholic drinks – within restricted hours of noon-10pm. It falls in a ‘cumulative impact zone’ meaning that Brighton and Hove City Council restricts …
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Why Is Everyone So Angry About The Vegan Protest In A Brighton Waitrose?
Vegans activists have faced an intense backlash following an anti-meat protest held in a Brighton Waitrose. But why are people so angry? This week activists from Direct Action Everywhere stood beside the meat aisle in the supermarket on Western Road. They read out provocative statements such as ‘you can’t shop in peace when you are …
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Vegan pizza restaurant Purezza launches Christmas roast calzone
Vegan pizza restaurant chain Purezza has launched a festive calzone – wrapping traditional Christmas roast ingredients in sourdough. The company, which has restaurants in Brighton and London, UK, launched the Christmas Calzone to kick off the festive period in style. “Heads up guys, the long-awaited moment is here. The Christmas Calzone is LIVE,” the restaurant …
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