50 Years of Vegan Animal Rights Activism. Monkey Cruelty Prosecution. Join me throughout 2026 as I celebrate 50 Years of Activism as a vegan and animal rights activist. One year each week. In 1985, BUAV successfully prosecuted the Royal College of Surgeons for cruelty to monkeys. Growl (Lantern).
A MUST READ: Are A.I.-Generated Videos Changing How We See Animals? asks The NYT. By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...
Some of the spinach and leeks we harvested today from our vegan, organic allotment in Hastings, East Sussex, with the help of our lovely neighbour, Kate.
2026 marks the 50th anniversary of my life as a vegan and my full-time work for animal rights. I became a vegetarian in 1974 after working in a chicken slaughterhouse. Raising animals to produce food is insane economics and is food waste writ large. kimstallwood.substack.com.
Read my 36th interview with authors of books on vegan living and animal rights for free on Substack. Jordi Casamitjana’s new book, Why Vegans Don’t: A philosophical guide to vegan behaviour, explores whys / hows of living as a vegan. Personal anecdotes. Practical advice. kimstallwood.substack.com
WAR IS BACK - Animals Lebanon Emergency Appeal. Wars kill, injure, and displace animals, too. Please help Animals Lebanon, if you can. www.animalslebanon.org
In London this weekend? Then, you must visit the Ealing Animals Fair on Saturday March 7. Now in its 47th year! Free admission. Speakers. Exhibits. Food. And much more! www.ealinganimalsfair.london
Read for free on Substack about Chunee, the male Asian elephant, who lived in Regency London. Featured in Lord Byron’s journal. Mentioned in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. Chunee was murdered in March 1826. Shot at close range. 152 bullets. Imagined here by Sue Coe. kimstallwood.substack.com
I’m so over Trump, Putin, Netanyahu, and men with guns drunk on politics and religion. How long shall these things last?
50 Years of Vegan Animal Rights Activism. The Case for Animal Rights. Join me throughout 2026 as I celebrate 50 Years of Activism as a vegan and animal rights activist. One year each week. Elected to the RSPCA's National Council. Volunteered with The Vegan Society. Read my book Growl (Lantern).
Here’s another photo I took at the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy, which it describes as a “lavish family home re-imagined as a Venetian Palace in the rural Dorset countryside.” It’s the end of February, and winter is slowly turning into spring, but there’s still a long way to go.
We made a return visit to the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy, which it describes as a “lavish family home re-imagined as a Venetian Palace in the rural Dorset countryside.” We walked through the large kitchen garden and discovered an old wisteria growing alongside one of the buildings.
Vegetarians have ‘substantially lower risk’ of five types of cancer, reports The Graun. Study shows lower risk for multiple myeloma as well as pancreatic, prostate, breast and kidney cancers. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Read for free at my Substack page the exciting news that every copy of The Animals' Agenda magazine from 1979 to 2002 is now available online to read. Understand the animal rights movement by reading its history as reported in the pages of The Animals' Agenda. kimstallwood.substack.com
We are enjoying a couple of days away, staying in a rented National Trust cottage in Corfe Castle, Dorset. Here’s a view of the Corfe village from the Norman castle. Construction of the castle began in AD 1090. Both our families separately visited Corfe Castle when we were children.
50 Years of Vegan Animal Rights Activism. Join me throughout 2026 as I celebrate 50 Years of Activism as a vegan and animal rights activist. One year each week. I represent BUAV with a coalition of like-minded organisations to launch The Animals’ Platform for the coming general election.
‘Doubling down on meat’: is the UK’s love affair with vegetarian food over?, asks The Graun. McDonald’s, Wagamama and others scale back plant-based choices in the UK in favour of ‘high-margin’ meat-led dishes. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds, reports The Graun. Report says common agricultural policy provides ‘unfair’ levels of support to unhealthy, meat-heavy diets. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Kyiv zoo braves blackouts and bombardment to keep animals warm, reports The Graun. Staff are using stoves and generators to keep lions, camels and Ukraine’s lone gorilla safe from winter and war. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f.... I oppose zoos, and I'm also concerned that wars kill animals, too.
Read for free my 35th interview with authors of books about vegan living and animal rights. Governing Bodies by Sangamithra Iyer is an exceptional example of a book that offers insight into what it means to live as a vegan and campaign for animal rights. kimstallwood.substack.com
50 Years of Vegan Animal Rights Activism. Join me throughout 2026 as I celebrate 50 Years of Activism as a vegan and animal rights activist. I worked with Lawrence & Beavan to launch a major publicity campaign, “Every Six Seconds [...].” Read my book Growl (Lantern). Visit kimstallwood.substack.com
Senior police praised undercover officer who lied to court about identity, papers at spycops inquiry show, reports The Graun. Jim Boyling gave evidence under his fake identity during prosecution of activists he had infiltrated. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Valentine’s Day is often wrapped in roses and romance, but love has always been bigger than that. Love is action, solidarity, and believing that every person deserves liberation. 🌎💓
Every animal is Aloka. We are all Aloka.
Read for free on Substack a brief extract from my biography of Topsy the elephant. The End of the Road for Topsy the Elephant: The Final Chapter of Her Life Begins.
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Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to market plant-based products in UK, reports The Graun. Supreme court makes ruling after Swedish firm’s long-running battle with trade association Dairy UK. Methinks that all meat should always be called CORPSE FLESH. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
A HUGE shout-out for the Animal Culture Magazine and its February 2026 issue. This issue of the online magazine includes articles about sharks, pet poison prevention month, coexistence with wildlife, and the work of artist Jane O’Hara, “Animals as Individuals.” Visit www.patreon.com/c/AnimalCult...
50 Years of Vegan Animal Rights Activism. Join me throughout 2026 as I celebrate 50 Years of Activism as a vegan and animal rights activist. In 1981, I visited the USA twice, speaking at animal rights conferences, and relaunched BUAV’s anti-vivisection campaigns. More at kimstallwood.substack.com
Read for free my 34th interview with authors of books about vegan living and animal rights. Yuan-Chih (Mona) Lung is the author of two books and an independent publisher of Chinese-language books. She is the Chairperson of the Taiwan Human-Animal Studies Institute. kimstallwood.substack.com
50 Years of Vegan Animal Rights Activism. Join me throughout 2026 as I celebrate 50 Years of Activism as a vegan and animal rights activist. In 1980, I met PETA's co-founders, Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco, on my first visit to the USA. BUAV also fired me! Read more at kimstallwood.substack.com
