I'm not proud to post this - but I feel I should post something, as it's been a while!  So apologises in advance to the lameness of this post.  So a highly classy, red top newspaper posted these jokes in response to vegans to become protected under a equality law.

They're really bad, and apparently said news paper thinks they are funny.  Surely some one has some better ones than this - or atleast some against those who eat animals?  Jokes welcome!

Drum roll, please...

Q: Why did the tofu cross the road?

A: To prove he wasn't chicken.

Q: How many vegans does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: Two, one to change it and one to check for animal ingredients.

Q: Why does vegan cheese taste bad?

A: It hasn't been tested on mice.

Q. What did one vegetarian spy say to the other vegetarian spy?

A. We have to stop meating like this

Q. What do you call a vegetarian who goes back to eating meat?

A. Someone who lost their veg-inity!

Q. What do you call a militant vegan?

A. Lactose intolerant.

Q: What do vegan zombies eat?

A: Graiinnnzzzz

Q: What's a vegan's favourite chat up line?

A: If I said you had the body of an all-natural, organic-living, animal-loving, environment-nurturing, whale-saving sex machine, would you hold it against me? Please?

Q: What do you call a vegetarian with diarrhoea?

A: A salad shooter.

Q: Why did the vegan cross the road?

A: Because she was protesting for the chicken, man!

I like to think I have a pretty good sense of humour and don't mind the odd joke that pokes fun at my diet - but really - these are meant to be funny?!  

A. Someone who lost their veg-inity!

Q. What do you call a militant vegan?

A. Lactose intolerant.

Q: What do vegan zombies eat?

A: Graiinnnzzzz

Q: What's a vegan's favourite chat up line?

A: If I said you had the body of an all-natural, organic-living, animal-loving, environment-nurturing, whale-saving sex machine, would you hold it against me? Please?

Q: What do you call a vegetarian with diarrhoea?

A: A salad shooter.

Q: Why did the vegan cross the road?

A: Because she was protesting for the chicken, man!

I usually have a good sense of humour even if the jokes are poking fun at my diet, but really, that was the best they could come up with.  My pirate jokes are better than these!

We all love food porn, and here is one of my favourite places to hang out online and get my fix. 

Everyday Dish is full of videos and recipes to wet your taste buds, and what makes it even better...is the vegan part!

Nom nom nom!

http://www.everydaydish.tv  

It seems quite inevitable right now that when the election comes later this year, David Cameron will be our Prime Minister for the next four years. Of course, there are many reasons for this being a bad thing, one just needs to take a look at the Conservative manifesto. For the vegan/vegetarian community, and for animal rights supporters all over the UK, the Tories coming in to power will deal an extra blow; the legalisation of fox hunting once again. 

Back in 2009 David Cameron announced that lifting the ban on fox hunting is going to be a priority if the Tories win the next general election. With the election looming and it looking more and more likely that the Tories will win, something definitely needs to be done to fight this. Campaigners and activists have succeeded before in having fox hunting banned, now it's time to stop that ban being lifted. 

Opposition is mounting over a plan to farm 8,100 cows in "battery conditions" at Britain's largest dairy – a complex of indoor hangars that protesters say will match the carbon emissions of 3,000 homes.

Everything from pollution worries to possible damage to Roman remains is being thrown into the fight to stop the 22-acre development in Lincolnshire, which is set to revolutionise milk production methods.

The consortium of dairy farmers behind the idea, linking herds in Lancashire, Devon and Lincolnshire, says the unit will be a "flagship for the industry" as well as set new standards in animal welfare.

But groups led by Viva!, the Vegetarians International Voice for Animals, call the proposal "an environmental disaster, condemning animals to dark sheds for most of their lives".

Protesters have until Wednesday to submit views to North Kesteven district council, which has received a detailed application from the consortium, Nocton Dairies. The group proposes bedding the cows on sand, continuously cleaned and recycled, and feeding them on locally grown lucerne and maize.

The firm says that when in milk the animals would be kept indoors, "free to roam in open-sided, airy, sheds", but when dry would be allowed outside to pasture.

Nocton spent two years looking for a site before choosing Nocton Heath, five miles south of Lincoln, where the £40m indoor complex would be surrounded by 21,500 acres to grow the feed and recycle manure from the cattle.

Nocton said: "The dairy has been designed to a level beyond the highest environmental and animal welfare standards ever seen in the UK. The cow's health is the single most important factor in this or any other dairy. The Nocton Dairy has been designed with the health and welfare of the cow to be unparalleled in any dairy probably in the world."

The animals' diet would be supplemented with by-products from a sugar beet factory at Newark and an ethanol and biofuel plant planned for Immingham. Nocton says that slurry would be fed into an anaerobic digester, producing 2MW of power for the plant and 2,000 local homes. They also propose a visitor centre and facilities for schools.

Robert Howard, a local farmer and part of the consortium, said: "Nothing this ambitious has been attempted in western Europe – let alone this part of Lincolnshire. It provides all of the neighbouring farms with an opportunity to work together and represents a massive investment into the local economy."

The application promises 80 jobs and production of close to half a million pints every 24 hours.

Justin Kerswell, campaigns manager for Viva!, said: "Can dairy farming in the UK sink any lower? This blows out of the water the supposedly bucolic, pastoral image the industry likes to portray.

He accused Nocton of moving towards "American-style zero grazing" and said that approval by North Kesteven would prove the thin end of that wedge.

"We have already imprisoned chickens, ducks and turkeys in massive concrete sheds. Can we really be so stupid and reckless that we are forcing dairy cows to join the factory farmed millions?" 

Source: The Guardian 

We have heard of the news today that Stella McCartney is partnering with living legend Morrissey to launch a collection of vegan shoes. “I’m working with Morrissey on a line of leather-free shoes which I’m really excited about,” McCartney told the Mail Online. “We are still in the early stages but the shoes could be launched next year.”

Check out Plymouth's finest, Crazy Arm who have just released their debut record 'Born To Ruin' on Xtra Mile Recordings (former home of UK politic-punk heroes Million Dead). The band are all vegan/vegetarian, internationalist and atheist; identify with human and animal rights struggles; and support the efforts of grass-roots activists worldwide.

The band were born of NoComply and The Once Over Twice, and although forming in May 2005, it wasn't until their respective bands split up a year later that they became a more serious concern. The band describe themselves as "Fugazi with banjos, but without banjos". Sounds interesting? Hit them up on the web for a taste.

I know a lot of vegans who have got the food side of things down, but worry about how to live fully animal-free. I've even known some have avoided washing their hair just to make sure they weren't using animal-derived shampoo. Disgusting, but thorough, I guess. However... If you're not sure how to keep yourself squeaky clean then check out Lush. They also have a worldwide site here.

Lush were founded in 1994 by husband and wife team Mark and Mo Constantine, both vegetarian. All of their products are made from organic fruits and vegetables, they totally oppose animal testing and most of their products are clearly marked as vegan. They usually bear the Vegan Society logo, but check them out on an individual basis as a small percentage of them contain beeswax, honey, free range eggs or lanolin. 65% of their products are also preservative free. So they're ticking a lot of good boxes!

They have stores in most major cities in the UK, as well as tons worldwide, but you can buy via mail-order and online. Definitely worth hitting up for soaps, deodorants, shower gels, bath bombs, hair products and shaving foams. And more besides!