Animal Rights Author & Independent Scholar. The British Library holds my archive. Tier im Recht has my collection. Writing the biography of Topsy the Elephant.
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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. I have saved the lives of 18,250 animals in 50 years as a vegan. Join me at kimstallwood.substack.com.
Read for free on my Substack about Fritz, the male Asian elephant, who was strangled to death on this day in 1902, when he was with the Barnum & Bailey circus in Tours, France. kimstallwood.substack.com
MUST READ: How campaigners beat industrial farming in Denmark’s ‘pig election’, reports Jon Henley in The Graun. Mette Frederiksen’s new government promises overhaul for people – and animals – in home of ultra-intensive farming. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
What is the point of social media like Instagram when all you see is what you don’t follow and never see what you do follow? And what’s the point of email if 15 out of every 20 messages are spam?
Join me throughout 2026 as I celebrate 50 Years of activism as a vegan, animal rights campaigner. One year each week. In 1998, edited and published six issues of The Animals' Agenda magazine. Cover features included an abortion debate and direct action strategies. Read my book Growl (Lantern).