The Grumpy Vegan was happy to attend Saturday evening’s (May 20) party in New York City. Standing out from the usual feast of celebrities rewarding each other for their goods deeds was Chicago alderman Joe Moore and U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH). Joe was recognized for introducing the ordinance to ban the sale of foie gras in Chicago that eventually passed in 2006. As the only vegan on the Hill where the majority of his colleagues are over the hill, Dennis was appropriately recognized. Throughout the evening statements were made about expanding to other U.S. cities legislative efforts to ban the sale of foie gras. Such initiatives are, of course, to be applauded. But the Grumpy Vegan has seen the future. It’s England’s Leicester City Council, which recently adopted a policy committing itself to not purchase animal-tested cleaners, cosmetics, toiletries, soaps, and office supplies. What say you, Chicago?
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.
