Grumpy Vegan Blog http://www.grumpyvegan.com/ Grumpy Vegan: The latest news, by vegans and for vegans. Check out Grumpy Vegan.com for our web directory and restaurant finder. en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:34:16 -0500 Copyright 2006 Grumpy Vegan Grumpy Vegan Blog http://www.grumpyvegan.com/images/minicon.gif http://www.grumpyvegan.com/ 16 16 <![CDATA[ Hastings Historic Fishing Beach ]]>

For more information, visit the Hastings Fishermen's Protection Society. ]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:53:45 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Knitting for Ex-Battery Hens to Keep Them Warm ]]> Somerset knitters make jumpers for bald chickens ]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:56:43 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Shock! Horror! ]]> A trainer at the SeaWorld park in Orlando, Florida, has died after her colleagues finally discovered why the animal she worked with is called a ‘killer whale’.

Tragedy struck shortly after the whale did what came naturally to it following millions and millions of years of evolution which have turned it into a highly skilled aquatic killing machine.
Tragedy as killer whale does exactly what is says on the tin ]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:43:31 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ The Grumpy Vegan Takes a Break! ]]> Web site. Why not subscribe to his RSS feed while you're there! ]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:13:13 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Songs What the Grumpy Vegan Likes ]]> ]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:31:24 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Hastings Historic Fishing Beach ]]>

For more information, visit the Hastings Fishermen's Protection Society. ]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:51:35 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ New Web Site! ]]> Kim Stallwood. Click on the tab, Back the Ban, to learn about his local in Hastings and Rye to keep fox hunting illegal. ]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:22:08 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ To Be is To Be Grumpy -- And More Evolved ]]> Being intolerant and short-tempered could be a sign of evolutionary superiority. Researchers at Harvard gave chimpanzees and bonobos, two species of apes that are among the closest living relatives to humans, a variety of reward-based tasks. Chimpanzees, who can be quite grumpy, especially as they age, consistently outperformed the bonobos, who maintain a childlike playfulness throughout their lives. Victoria Wobble, the project's leader, believes the chimps' ability to put aside their sociability is one of the reasons they are more intelligent and civilized than their genetically similar great ape cousins. She also thinks the evolutionary development of chimpanzees and bonobos could provide insight into our own species.Grumpy People May Be More Evolved
The Grumpy Vegan thanks his long-standing friend and colleague, Jill Howard Church, for this reference, who, in her better moments, epitomizes all the above qualities (or should that be the opposite?). ]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:18:03 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Mmmmm....not sure about this ]]>

The Grumpy Vegan went veg. He's forever trying to live green. And doing his bit to save the planet. So, this isn't for him. But why does it want to make him vomit? ]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:16:22 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Hastings Historic Fishing Beach ]]>

For more information, visit the Hastings Fishermen's Protection Society. ]]> Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:50:06 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Hastings Pier and the Sunset this Afternoon ]]>

]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:58:20 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Vegan Routes in London ]]>

It's an interesting idea to convert an old red Routemaster London bus into a vegan cafe and park it in Soho in central London. The Grumpy Vegan stumbled across Vegan Routes on his way to another restaurant and took this photo. It will be checked out on his next visit to London. ]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:40:12 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ The Luckiest Dog in the World Lives Forever in Our Hearts ]]>

]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:16:33 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Excellent Report by CBS 60 Minutes on Elephants ]]>
Watch CBS News Videos Online ]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:26:27 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Excellent Article about Labour and Animal Welfare ]]> While in office Labour has had a good track record. As well as the hunting ban, Labour has brought in a new Animal Welfare Act, banned fur factory farming, driftnet fishing (which helps protect dolphins and sea birds) and the testing of cosmetics, toiletries, alcohol and tobacco on animals. Labour has also refused to license any testing on great apes (such as chimpanzees) and established the National Centre for the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animals in Research which provides research into alternatives to animal testing. During 2009 it was the Labour government and Labour MEPs whose work and commitment was crucial in securing a European Union-wide ban on the commercial trade in seal products.

More could and should have been done - it is a disgrace that we still allow wild animal performances in circuses, for instance - but no other government has done as much for animals. Ever.
Animal rights and the future ]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:30:35 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Remember Casper? ]]> Sad news; but, sadly, not surprising. The Guardian pontificates. ]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:09:11 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Old Town Hastings Part 5 ]]> ]]> Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:59:11 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Old Town Hastings Video Part 13 ]]> ]]> Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:49:51 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Songs What the Grumpy Vegan Likes ]]> ]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:24:10 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood) <![CDATA[ Hastings Historic Fishing Beach ]]>

For more information, visit the Hastings Fishermen's Protection Society. ]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:48:40 EST kim@grumpyvegan.com (Kim W. Stallwood)