POLL: Should cats be fed a vegan diet?
18/06/2016 - Should cats be fed a vegan diet?
On one hand, with the aid of a number of vegan options for Expand
18/06/2016 - Should cats be fed a vegan diet?
On one hand, with the aid of a number of vegan options for cat food (including supplements) popping up in the market, there have been cases where cats have successfully transitioned to and thrived on vegan diets.
On another hand, there are also cases where cats, being “natural carnivores”, got ill on vegan diets and their owners had no choice but to re-introduce meat into their diets, after which their cats recovered their health.
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POLL RESULTS: Which form of animal activism should we be focusing on the most?
29/04/2016 -
Many thanks to all of you who have participated in our latest poll, on which form of Expand
29/04/2016 -
Many thanks to all of you who have participated in our latest poll, on which form of animal activism we should be focusing on the most.
Below are the results from this latest poll:
Total number of votes: 197
Vegan education 62%
A reducetarian/flexitarian campaign 16%
Welfare of animals 13%
Single Issue campaigns 6%
Animal rescue work 3%
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POLL: What's your favourite food to eat at Vegfest?
01/04/2016 - Vegan food has been one of VegfestUK events’ main attractions for many events gone by, and Expand
01/04/2016 - Vegan food has been one of VegfestUK events’ main attractions for many events gone by, and indeed one of the best showcases of veganism.
As our Bristol event approaches, we’d like to know what your favourite vegan food is when visiting VegfestUK. So let us know in the poll below, thanks!
(Poll closes on Friday April 15th 2016)
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POLL: Use of imagery involving animal cruelty - necessary in animal rights advocacy?
08/01/2016 - Imagery displaying practices of animal cruelty has been widely utilised throughout the Expand
08/01/2016 - Imagery displaying practices of animal cruelty has been widely utilised throughout the history of the animal protection movement. Whether it is necessary to use such imagery to advocate for animal rights, however, has generally divided opinion...
Some people think that vivid images or footages of slaughter, factory farms, neurotic behaviour of circus animals, etc, trigger the initial impulse for people to do the morally right thing for animals. That is, people who..... Collapse
RESULTS from POLL on Vegan Athletes
23/11/2015 - Many thanks to all of you who voted for your favourite vegan athlete at our last poll.
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23/11/2015 - Many thanks to all of you who voted for your favourite vegan athlete at our last poll.
The poll is now closed and here are the final results:
Total number of votes: 1,381
Christine Vardaros: 58.29%
Scott Jurek: 40.19%
Patrik Baboumian: 0.94%
Brendan Brazier: 0.36%
Pat Reeves: 0.22%
These athletes all show us that being vegan does not mean being weak and feeble at all; if anything, vegans can do marvellous things in sports!
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POLL: Would you support the consumption of TEST-TUBE MEAT grown from laboratories?
19/10/2015 -
A number of scientists from various countries have been investigating the feasibility of Expand
19/10/2015 -
A number of scientists from various countries have been investigating the feasibility of growing meat in a laboratory from the stem cells of farm animals, owing to concerns about the environment, food sustainability as well as animal cruelty.
Some hail test-tube meat as the solution to our food problems in the 21st century. After all, it does not require the artificial insemination of vast amounts of farm animals feeding on equally vast..... Collapse
RESULTS from POLL on whether ANIMAL EXPLOITATION should be OUTLAWED
04/10/2015 - Many thanks to all of you who have participated in our poll on whether Animal Exploitation should Expand
04/10/2015 - Many thanks to all of you who have participated in our poll on whether Animal Exploitation should be made illegal...
An overwhelming majority of you votes YES!
Total number of votes: 325
Yes: 99.8%
No: 0.2%
Tens of billions of farm animals across the globe who are routinely exploited 24-7 would be delighted to hear that!
Looking for an event to get to know like-minded souls whilst learning more about cruelty-free, vegan lifestyles?
Come to..... Collapse
POLL: Who's your favourite VEGAN COMEDIAN?
20/09/2015 -
Who’s your favourite amongst the vegan comedians in the picture? Vote now in our Expand
20/09/2015 -
Who’s your favourite amongst the vegan comedians in the picture? Vote now in our short poll below:
Poll closes on Sunday September 27th at 6pm.
Amongst these comedians, Andrew O’Neill and Jake Yapp will be performing live at the upcoming VegfestUK London event on October 10th 11th 2015 at Olympia London (Central Hall Levels 1 & 3).
Andrew O’Neill’s gig is on Saturday October 10th 2015 at 6pm in the..... Collapse
Results from POLL on RAW vs COOKED FOOD
14/09/2015 - Many thanks to all of you who have cast your votes in the poll on your preferred balance of raw Expand
14/09/2015 - Many thanks to all of you who have cast your votes in the poll on your preferred balance of raw and cooked food in your diet. Here’re the results we’ve got:
Total number of votes: 93
Fully raw: 10.75%
Mainly raw: 52.69%
Mainly cooked: 34.41%
Fully cooked: 2.15%
Want to learn more about this subject?
Come to the debate on Saturday October 10th 2015 at 1pm in the Health Summit Workshops room at Level 3 of Olympia Central.
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POLL RESULTS: Biggest single reason behind rise in number of vegans in the UK?
13/06/2016 - Many thanks to everyone who voted in our recent poll on the biggest reason behind the big increase Expand
13/06/2016 - Many thanks to everyone who voted in our recent poll on the biggest reason behind the big increase in the number of vegans in the UK over the last 10 years.
Results are as follows:
Number of polls: 175
Accessibility of vegan products online and in shops / restaurants / cafes – 32%
Positive media coverage – 17%
Pictures of vegan food on social media – 16%
Grassroots campaigning / leafleting – 11%
High profile vegan celebrities – 10%
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POLL: Which form of activism should we be focusing on the most?
16/04/2016 - If you wish to help animals but you have limited time and energy, which form of animal activism Expand
16/04/2016 - If you wish to help animals but you have limited time and energy, which form of animal activism should we be focusing the most on?
Cast your vote in our poll below (ending on Friday April 29th at 6pm):
More information on vegan activism will be shared in the Activists Workshops at VegfestUK Bristol (May 21st 22nd at the Amphitheatre), and the Activists Summit at VegfestUK London (October 22nd 23rd at Olympia London).
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POLL RESULTS: What's the best form of vegan activism?
09/03/2016 - Big thanks to all of you who voted in our latest poll on what the best form of vegan activism Expand
09/03/2016 - Big thanks to all of you who voted in our latest poll on what the best form of vegan activism is....
Also thanks to those who attended the Discussion session at VegfestUK Brighton on the same topic.
Here’re the results from the poll:
Total votes: 92
Vegan Info stalls – 27%
School Speaking – 18%
Vegan Festivals – 13%
Blogging – 10%
Vegan Businesses – 9%
Vegan Cookery Demos – 9%
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POLL RESULTS: should vegans promote the REDUCETARIAN approach?
14/12/2015 - Big thanks to all of you for participating in our recent poll, on whether vegans should promote Expand
14/12/2015 - Big thanks to all of you for participating in our recent poll, on whether vegans should promote the REDUCETARIAN approach!
The poll started from November 21st 2015, and there was the Big Discussion at Vegfest Scotland on the same topic.
The poll is now ended and here are the final results:
Total votes: 558
No: 65.05%
Yes: 34.95%
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POLL: Who's your favourite VEGAN ATHLETE?
07/11/2015 - Who said you need meat to get your protein for muscle-building?
Who said vegans had to be weak Expand
07/11/2015 - Who said you need meat to get your protein for muscle-building?
Who said vegans had to be weak and feeble?
Who said steak is the whey to elite performances in sports?
Rapidly debunking these myths are a fine collection of vegan athletes who have consistently over-achieved in their chosen sports, from cycling, powerlifting to Ironman contests and bodybuilding.
Which of the below is your favourite vegan athlete? Vote now in our new poll below:
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RESULTS from recent trio of POLLS after VegfestUK London 2015
15/10/2015 - Many thanks to all of you who have cast your votes on our recent trio of polls on the following Expand
15/10/2015 - Many thanks to all of you who have cast your votes on our recent trio of polls on the following subjects which were debated at VegfestUK London 2015 just gone (links to Facebook event pages are included):
Are Single-Issue Campaigns taking Animal Rights forwards / backwards? https://www.facebook.com/events/1652154744997325
Are 'vegan' celebrities such as Ricky Gervais and Beyonce good / harmful for the vegan..... Collapse
POLL: Should ANIMAL EXPLOITATION be OUTLAWED?
27/09/2015 -
Following on from the uplifting news recently that vegan MP Kerry McCarthy has been Expand
27/09/2015 -
Following on from the uplifting news recently that vegan MP Kerry McCarthy has been appointed as Shadow Environment Secretary of the Labour Party by new party leader Jeremy Corbyn, and Kerry’s comments that meat eaters should be treated in the same way as smokers, there has been a huge amount of debate in mainstream media from all sectors on whether meat eaters deserve to be ostracised or stigmatised in this fashion...
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RESULTS from POLL on SINGLE-ISSUE CAMPAIGNS
20/09/2015 -
The results from our poll on whether Single-Issue Campaigns are taking Animal Rights Expand
20/09/2015 -
The results from our poll on whether Single-Issue Campaigns are taking Animal Rights forwards or backwards are in:
Total number of votes: 84
Forwards: 54.76%
Backwards: 45.24%
Looking for further discussions on this subject?
Join THE BIG DEBATE at VegfestUK London, on Sunday 4:15pm in the Main Auditorium at Level 3 of Olympia Central
Buy your advance tickets to the whole VegfestUK London here
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POLL: Biggest single reason behind rise in number of vegans in the UK?
30/05/2016 - Great news recently from the Vegan Society that the number of vegans has risen by 360% over the Expand
30/05/2016 - Great news recently from the Vegan Society that the number of vegans has risen by 360% over the last 10 years, to around 500,000 in total...
What do you think has been the biggest single reason behind such huge increase? Vote now in our poll below – poll to expire on Sunday June 12th 2016 at 6pm:
What do you think has been the biggest single reason behind the rise in vegans in the UK right now?
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POLL RESULTS: What's your favourite food to eat at Vegfest?
15/04/2016 - Thanks to everyone who cast their vote on their favourite vegan food at Vegfest Expand
15/04/2016 - Thanks to everyone who cast their vote on their favourite vegan food at Vegfest events!
Here’re the full results:
Total number of votes: 144
Falafels and salad wraps 24.31%
Pizza 17.36%
Pad Thai 14.58%
Hot Dogs and burgers 12.5%
Raw food cuisine 10.42%
Caribbean 6.94%
Curries 6.94%
Chinese 5.56%
Chips 0.69%
Samosas and Bhajis 0.69%
We bet many of you are salivating whilst looking at the list and the pics above... well, make sure not to miss the..... Collapse
POLL RESULTS: Use of imagery involving animal cruelty - necessary in animal rights advocacy?
25/01/2016 - Many thanks to all of you who have cast your vote on whether the use of imagery involving animal Expand
25/01/2016 - Many thanks to all of you who have cast your vote on whether the use of imagery involving animal cruelty is necessary in animal rights advocacy.
The poll ran from Friday January 8th – Friday January 22nd. The results are now out:
Total number of votes: 127
Yes – 62.2%
No – 37.8%
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POLL: Should Vegans promote the REDUCETARIAN approach?
23/11/2015 - The reducetarian approach – namely a reduction of animal products from one’s diet Expand
23/11/2015 - The reducetarian approach – namely a reduction of animal products from one’s diet – has gained plenty of publicity recently with founder Brian Kateman setting up this website www.reducetarian.com on the subject and a number of key individuals (vegans and pre-vegans alike) getting behind the whole concept.
Those not yet vegan find the reducetarian approach easy to relate to and advocate to others as a first step towards veganism. The reducetarian..... Collapse
POLL on Test-tube Meat - RESULTS ARE OUT!
04/11/2015 -
Thanks to all of you who voted in our recent poll on whether you'd support the Expand
04/11/2015 -
Thanks to all of you who voted in our recent poll on whether you'd support the consumption of test-tube meat.
This turned out to be a tightly contested poll – in fact the most tightly contested poll we’ve run so far. The “no” votes edged it after 2 weeks of votes:
Number of votes: 308
No: 53.9%
Yes: 46.1%
Watch out for future polls right here on the Vegfest Express www.vegfestexpress.co.uk
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POLLS on Single Issue Campaigns, Ricky Gervais & Beyonce, Raw / Cooked Food
04/10/2015 - We’re re-running our recent trio of highly contested polls on the following 3 key issues to Expand
04/10/2015 - We’re re-running our recent trio of highly contested polls on the following 3 key issues to be debated at VegfestUK London coming up:
whether Single-Issue Campaigns are beneficial/harmful to the Animal Rights movement (Sunday 4:15pm Auditorium)
whether the ‘animal rights’ / ‘vegan lifestyles’ of celebrities such as Ricky Gervais and Beyoncé are taking Animal Rights forwards/backwards (Sunday 3pm Auditorium)
what kind of vegan diet is the..... Collapse
RESULTS from POLL on your FAVOURITE VEGAN COMEDIAN
27/09/2015 -
Big thanks to all of you who voted in our recent poll on who your favourite vegan comedian Expand
27/09/2015 -
Big thanks to all of you who voted in our recent poll on who your favourite vegan comedian is!
Here are the results from the poll:
Total number of votes: 451
Sara Pascoe – 40.13%
Josh Widdicombe – 33.70%
Romesh Ranganathan – 12.86%
Andrew O’Neill – 6.87%
Carl Donnelly – 4.21%
Jake Yapp – 2.22%
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POLL on Single-Issue Campaigns – Taking the Animal Rights movement Forwards / Backwards?
14/09/2015 - Over the years, there’ve been many high-profile Single Issue Campaigns (SIC's) for Expand
14/09/2015 - Over the years, there’ve been many high-profile Single Issue Campaigns (SIC's) for animals with support from a number of celebrities as well as people who’re not yet vegan but sympathetic towards animals.
These SIC’s range from abolishing fox hunting, dolphin slaughter, kangaroo and dog meat trades, to horse racing, fox hunting, foie gras and fur, to name just a few. They’ve regularly made it into mainstream media stirring up plenty of emotions, interest and..... Collapse
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