Here are, from left to right, Caroline Lucas MEP, Dr Jane Goodall and Dr Gill Langley presenting the Hadwen Trust's 150,000-plus signature petition in support of an EU-wide approach to ending animal research. The Grumpy Vegan is impressed by Caroline Lucas MEP, who represents the Green Party in southeast England. She routinely speaks out well about the issues I care about. If only all MPs and MEPs and elected representatives were as thoughtful and insightful as she is.
Recently, she held a high profile briefing on the future use of animals in medical research with Dr Jane Goodall and Dr Gill Langley of the Hadwen Trust. The objective is to develop a European Union strategy to phase out animal testing. Dr Goodall suggested creating a Nobel Prize for those who advance medical knowledge without the use of animal experimentation.
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.
New Book!
Kim Stallwood's forthcoming book explores what it means to care deeply about animals and discovers how we can live peacefully with ourselves and others by proposing four key values: truth, compassion, nonviolence and interbeing.
