274- Morrisons drops "pig producers"

Being a 'prok producer' can't be much fun as it is...so maybe it's just out of good grace that UK supermarket Morrisons is dropping several of its suppliers, citing a "challenging economic climate". As ever, we read behind the headlines and for this episode it's David, Paul & Dominic with their magnifying glasses out & analysing the week's animal rights & vegan headlines.Like what we do? Want to help it sound even better? Join our KoFi gang here: https://ko-fi.com/ENOUGHOFTHEFALAFELThanks to Neil, Shane & Alex for their continued Ko-Fi support!****************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].******************This week's stories:https://www.fgr.co.uk/news/partnership-vegan-trademark-26/ https://bnrnews.bg/en/post/469799/animal-rights-activists-demand-humane-treatment-of-newborn-calves https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/cooke-again-accused-of-animal-welfare-violations/2-1-1990027 https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/lidl-two-kinds-of-vegan-caviar/ https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/You-can-get-a-free-tattoo-and-vegan-steak-sandwich-in-London-next-weekend/61653/ https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/meat-prices/morrisons-abattoir-serves-notice-to-pig-producers https://www.theanimalreader.com/2026/05/11/joey-carbstrong-arrested-after-new-animal-cruelty-investigation/ https://www.newsletter.co.uk/country-and-farming/anger-at-deeply-insulting-ideological-attack-balmoral-show-billboard-from-animal-rights-activists-pushing-dairy-farmers-to-go-vegan-8541777 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/chris-packham-british-asa-b2975409.html & https://www.farmersguardian.com/news/4529588/ahdb-scores-victory-chris-packham-eat-balanced-campaign-row#:~:text=AHDB's%20Let's%20Eat%20Balanced%20campaign,from%20TV%20naturalist%20Chris%20Packham. https://www.newfoodmagazine.com/news/meatly-raises-104m-to-build-europes-largest-cultivated-meat-facility/2135425.article https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/ben-jerrys-doggy-desserts-accidentally-vegan/ ****************Thanks everyone for listening; give us a rating and drop us a message to say "hi"; it'll make our day!Dominic, David & Paul