Lettuce Talk

Last time, we talked about the history of industrialised animal farming and the history of animal feed. This time, we cover the influence of antibiotics on industrial farming. How did antibiotics contribute to industrial farming? Were people in the past …continue

Industrial large-scale animal farming is producing the vast majority of animal products in our supermarkets. But how did it emerge? And how is its emergence related to compound feed? Was there resistance to this development already in the past? And …continue

Can you be a vegan and a chicken farmer at the same time? Listen to the story of Ruud Zanders, who is the founder of the Kipster egg farm and aspires to live in a vegan world. In this episode, …continue

Episode 15: A Zoological Google Translate in 15 Years? Imagine your cat could talk to you and tell you whether she enjoyed her life with you or farmed animals could verbalise their suffering in human language. What sounds like science-fiction …continue

Imagine your cat could talk to you and tell you whether she enjoyed her life with you or farmed animals could verbalise their suffering in human language. What sounds like science-fiction may soon be reality. Together with communication scientist Maarten …continue

We sat down with Pablo Moleman from ProVeg to dive into how strategic campaigning can drive meaningful institutional change! Pablo shares insights into ProVeg’s recent successes, including the campaign to include plant-based milks in the EU school milk scheme, the …continue

Is veganism a religion? Can one be both vegan and Muslim? What does “dominion” really mean? In this thought-provoking episode of Lettuce Talk, we are joined by Ruben Venema, a VSA member and philosophy student, to delve into these intriguing …continue

Most of us grew up watching Disney movies featuring lots of animal characters. But what is problematic about the way Disney portrays animals? How did the portrayal of animals change over time? And why is Remi from Ratatouille so much …continue