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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 8h

I’m sorry to read about the passing of Susan Griffin in today’s New York Times. Two of her books, Woman and Nature and Made from This Earth, made a profound impact on me when I read them in the 1980s. In the UK, both are published by The Women’s Press. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...

Susan Griffin, a Leading Voice of Ecofeminism, Is Dead at 82

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 1d

‘Veggie burgers’ could be off EU menu as MEPs back renaming plant-based foods, reports The Graun. Proponents say move would strengthen position of farmers in supply chain but critics dismiss it as ‘hotdog populism’.
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Veggie burgers’ could be off EU menu as MEPs back renaming plant-based foods

Proponents say move would strengthen position of farmers in supply chain but critics dismiss it as ‘hotdog populism’

www.theguardian.com

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 5d

The last in my series of five articles looking back on interviews with authors of books about animal rights and vegan living. Today's theme is Narrative. Books with strong narratives of social justice for animals embedded in them. kimstallwood.substack.com

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 5d

This is an EXCITING development: Thousands take legal action over ‘widespread pollution’ of three UK rivers, reports The Graun. Environmental group seeks damages from Welsh Water and two chicken producers, alleging responsibility for pollution in Wye, Lugg & Usk. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thousands take legal action over ‘widespread pollution’ of three UK rivers

Environmental group seeks damages from Welsh Water and two chicken producers, alleging responsibility for pollution in Wye, Lugg and Usk

www.theguardian.com

Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 5d

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 6d

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 6d

BIG SHOUT OUT to the latest issue of the online animal rights magazine, Animal Culture. The latest issue features ecofeminist Carol J Adams, animal behaviourist Marc Bekoff, and bird and wildlife rescue. www.patreon.com/c/animalcult...

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 7d

49 years ago this month, I began my international career in animal rights by becoming the campaign’s organiser (2nd f/t employee)of Compassion In World Farming. After 2 years as a vegetarian, prompted by working in a chicken slaughterhouse, I became a vegan at the beginning of 1976.

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 7d

One looks with admiration. The other is inspired. Which is which doesn’t matter. la lutte continue

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 13d

Today Labour PM Keir Starmer speaks party's annual conference, I regret necessity to share this Graun report on relaxation of law about chickens. "Labour faces legal scrutiny after allowing chickens to be carried by legs." Labour must do better on many fronts. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Labour faces legal scrutiny after allowing chickens to be carried by legs

Practice was forbidden under EU law, but secondary legislation came into force in July permitting it in England, Wales and Scotland

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 14d

Today is the fifth anniversary of the Kim Stallwood Archive at The British Library. I recall how I persuaded the library to recognise the importance of animal rights and the value of my archive to be made publicly available to scholars, authors, advocates, and the public. kimstallwood.substack.com

Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 14d

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds, reports The Graun. Sentient Media reveals that less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as a source of carbon emissions. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 19d

Topsy Dreams of Home Part Three. Imagining What Topsy Would Say. The baby elephant, who became Topsy in the United States, learns from her mother about why humans are their greatest danger. "They always smell of tobacco, alcohol, and death." kimstallwood.substack.com

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 21d

Elephant Appreciation Day is today, 22 September 2025. Of course, every day deserves to be Elephant Appreciation Day. And every day, our compassion for animals leads us to live as vegans to help all animals, people, and the Earth. Read for free my dream for elephants at kimstallwood.substack.com.

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 25d

From animals in research to animals on racetracks, animal festivals to animals in agriculture, animals are exploited by the billions across the world. Read about my interviews with authors who exposed animal abuse and campaigned for animal liberation. kimstallwood.substack.com

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 28d

140 years ago today, the first animal international superstar, the male African elephant called Jumbo, was accidentally struck and killed by a train in St. Thomas, Ontario. Learn more about the Topsy Project at kimstallwood.substack.com.

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 28d

Mary, a female Asian elephant, toured the USA with the Sparks World Famous Circus. An industrial derrick hung Mary at a railyard in front of 2,500 plus people on September 12, 1916. She killed her keeper, who beat her after she picked up a watermelon during circus parade. kimstallwood.substack.com

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · Sep 10

Topsy Dreams of Home Part Two. Imagining What Topsy Would Say. The baby elephant, who became Topsy in the United States, learns from her mother in a Southeast Asia jungle about the Elephant Mind. kimstallwood.substack.com

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · Sep 7

Goodbye, Misty, the most-watched cat in the world. You had a glossy black coat with a white chest, matching white socks on your front feet, and a splash of white on your nose. kimstallwood.substack.com

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · Sep 4

From Sue Coe to Zoe Weil via pattrice Jones, read about my interviews with these and other authors and their books about social justice. kimstallwood.substack.com

Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · Aug 28

‘They’re beautiful’: 13-year-olds lead audacious project to save harvest mice in Devon, reports The Graun. Read the article to learn why harvest mice are at risk. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘They’re beautiful’: 13-year-olds lead audacious project to save harvest mice in Devon

Spurred into action by the species’ threatened future, two best friends embarked on a project to release 250 of the animals in Devon

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · Aug 27

Topsy Dreams of Home Part One. Imagining What Topsy Would Say. The baby elephant who became Topsy dreams of growing up in the jungle in Southeast Asia. kimstallwood.substack.com

Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · Aug 27

Interesting article in The Graun by best-selling author, Adele Parks. She writes about how her decision to become a vegetarian at 16 taught her to take decision-making seriously throughout her life.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

A moment that changed me: I gave up meat at 16 – and learned how to say no

I’d grown up as a people-pleaser, finding self-worth in others’ approval. But the bafflement and hostility I faced in the 1980s taught me to live on my own terms

www.theguardian.com

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · Aug 26

Met up with Martin and Jessica Ullrich, with their son, Noah, and Jessica’s mother, Frederica, at Sissinghurst Castle. Martin is Professor of Interdisciplinary Music Research and Human-Animal Studies at Nuremberg University of Music. Jessica is an art historian at University of Fine Arts in Munster.

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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · Aug 26

Obviously, not a vegan editorial, but, for the Graun, which has a history of hostility to animal and vegan issues, an op ed that’s worth reading.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on the carnivore diet: red meat for influencers, but bad news for health | Editorial

Editorial: A fad for consuming high-protein, high-fat food, while avoiding vegetables, has taken off online. Followers are doing themselves no favours

www.theguardian.com

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