The occasional Brutal Truth Award goes to prehistoric chimpanzees who — according to a report in The New Scientist used tools more than 4,000 years ago. Little did they know but our ancestors smashed more than nuts and grains. This is because this research smashes the superior species boundary proffered by Homo sapiens that we’re not animals and all the rest aren’t humans.
Grumpy From Birth But Vegan Since 1976
Welcome to Grumpy Vegan
- Kim Stallwood is an independent scholar and author on animal rights. His forthcoming book, Animal Dharma, explores what it means to care deeply about animals. Starting in 1976, he has held leadership positions with some of the world’s foremost organisations in the UK and US, including CIWF, BUAV, PETA, The Animals’ Agenda, Animals and Society Institute and Minding Animals International. A vegetarian since 1974 when as a student he worked in a chicken slaughterhouse. A vegan since 1976. His evil twin is the Grumpy Vegan.
