MUST READ: Cattle in England to get tuberculosis vaccine from 2030 as badger cull to end, reports Damian Carrington in The Graun. Targeted vaccination and improved testing planned as part of drive to eradicate disease by 2038. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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.
MUST READ: Mother of woman murdered by husband calls for UK animal abuse register, reports The Gruan. Annette Bramley says Holly’s Law would stop perpetrators acquiring pets and raise awareness of domestic abuse link. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Read for free on Substack about the recent celebration of life for Paula Sparks in London, hosted by the UK Centre for Animal Law (A-LAW). “Last year, our sector lost a giant,” wrote Sonul Badiani-Hamment, A-Law’s chair. kimstallwood.substack.com
Read on Substack my appreciation of Maureen Duffy (1933 – 2026), who was a British author who campaigned for authors’ rights, gay rights, and animal rights. Her book, Men & Beasts: An animal rights handbook, was published in 1984.
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Join me throughout 2026 as I celebrate 50 Years of activism as a vegan, animal rights campaigner. One year each week. In 1997, I published six issues of The Animals’ Agenda, with cover features on releasing fur-farmed mink and ending the abuse of animals in attractions. Read my book Growl (Lantern).
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?
Read for free on Substack about Six Books with Big Ideas about Animals. Interviews with Authors and Their Books about Thinking Big, which I spoke with in my series of Interviews with Authors and Their Books about Veganism and Animal Rights. Think BIG now! kimstallwood.substack.com