{"id":71781,"date":"2019-01-03T00:59:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T23:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/blog\/channel-4-dispatches-the-truth-about-vegans\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T17:13:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T16:13:22","slug":"channel-4-dispatches-the-truth-about-vegans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/en-us\/channel-4-dispatches-the-truth-about-vegans\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 4 Dispatches: The Truth About Vegans?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>As the UK&#8217;s Channel 4 airs its latest Dispatches programme, Veganuary responds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-46550 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMAGE-1.jpg\" alt=\"the truth about vegans\" class=\"wp-image-75471\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dispatches: The Truth About Vegans. We\u2019re not too sure on the title either! Image: IMDb.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">January has finally arrived! Over 180,000 people around the world have already signed up to Veganuary\u2019s 31 day plant-based pledge so far this year, and are in the midst of their journey of discovery into the incredible world of all things vegan! With more exciting plant-based foods available every day, and inspiration from famous faces including Lewis Hamilton, Ariana Grande and Leonardo DiCaprio, it\u2019s easy to see why so many people are choosing to explore veganism in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People who take part in Veganuary tell us they do it for three main reasons &#8211; to improve their health, to protect the environment, or to reduce animal suffering. The last has always been the biggest reason people try vegan: with growing awareness of the way in which animals are raised and slaughtered in law-abiding farms and slaughterhouses, many people are choosing to move away from practices and traditions they see as increasingly outdated and unnecessary.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Veganuary effect sees interest in veganism spike in January each year, and this year brought with that a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">documentary <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on Channel 4, one of the UK\u2019s biggest public service TV broadcasters. Titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Truth About Vegans<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it discussed the reasons people are trying vegan, and focused on pro-vegan direct action, particularly that involving undercover investigation into farmed animal welfare.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is Veganuary\u2019s take on the issues raised.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Farming Practices &#8211; is what you see what you get?<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reported high quality of life of farmed animals is often used to defend the consumption of meat and animal products. You may well have heard the terms \u201chumane meat\u201d or \u201chumane slaughter\u201d referred to when it comes to animal agriculture. However, many vegans believe there is no humane way to kill an animal that doesn\u2019t want to die. The lives of farmed animals are cut drastically short &#8211; pigs, for for example, will often be <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">slaughtered at 6-9 months old<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when their natural lifespan can exceed 10 years. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And some entirely lawful practices may still be considered inhumane by many vegans. Mother pigs, for example, are routinely locked in \u201cfarrowing crates\u201d &#8211; unable to move or to tend to their piglets who have been purposefully removed from their enclosures. Male chicks are an unnecessary byproduct of the egg industry, and are routinely killed shortly after birth.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Working With Animal Farmers, Not Against Them<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-46564 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMAGE-2.jpg\" alt=\"the truth about vegans\" class=\"wp-image-75472\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As veganism continues to grow in popularity, we must look to work with farmers and not against them. Image: The Vegan Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most important ways by which vegan proponents can help the farming community, and indeed the health of the planet, is by encouraging farmers to grow plant-based protein sources rather than rearing animals &#8211; as called for by The Vegan Society\u2019s aptly named <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegansociety.com\/take-action\/campaigns\/grow-green\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grow Green<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> initiative. As consumer interest in plant-based foods increases, many farmers are choosing to diversify, where their land allows.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beef farmer Jay Wilde gave his cattle to an animal sanctuary and became an organic arable farmer, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-40253429\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">telling the BBC:<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was very difficult to do your best to look after [the animals] and then send them to the slaughterhouse for what must be a terrifying death\u201d.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He continued to comment how a \u201clack of imagination\u201d had previously prevented him making a switch towards a more sustainable, greener choice of farming practice. Jay is not alone here &#8211; a recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/women\/life\/brought-farm-ditching-meat-veganuary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telegraph<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> article discussing how farmer\u2019s son and presenter of the Channel 4 documentary, Morland Sanders, decided to ditch meat this January. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faced with a changing wind amongst consumers, some farmers are beginning to reconsider their involvement in animal agriculture. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Compassionate Activism<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The treatment of animals in animal agriculture can be an emotive topic. What to a dairy farmer is lawful and appropriate animal husbandry may appear to a concerned individual as immoral animal abuse. That something is lawful, the vegan may argue, doesn\u2019t make it right. At Veganuary we hear these arguments a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some vegans feel a powerful sense of morality to speak out against farming practices they see as abusive. Some vegans want to do everything they can to help raise awareness and to protect animals from harm, and feel a sense of responsibility to do so &#8211; to animals, to themselves, or to future generations. At Veganuary, we think it\u2019s important that this passion is channelled in a way that will most effectively win hearts and minds &#8211; through respectful dialogue and meaningful support.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Animal charity <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viva.org.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viva!<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is criticised in the Channel 4 documentary for the impact its actions have had on individuals involved in the animal agriculture industry. Viva! undertakes important work in helping raise awareness of the conditions farmed animals are raised and slaughtered in, so we can make informed decisions about whether or not we want to support this through our dietary choices.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Veganuary, we unashamedly want to help everyone to go vegan. But not everyone is ready for that discussion. And so we inspire and support those that want our support. We try not to preach, and we recognise that everyone makes changes at their own pace. We aim to empower, by providing practical advice to help make it easy to try vegan and &#8211; after a month &#8211; make a really informed decision about their future dietary choices.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cVeganuary inspires and supports those who are interested in exploring a vegan lifestyle. We don\u2019t seek to make people feel bad about their current or previous lifestyles &#8211; we all ate meat and dairy products once. We\u2019ve been there. With Veganuary\u2019s support, everyone can make a positive difference to the world, three times a day, by choosing to eat vegan. And we think that\u2019s pretty great.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simon Winch, Veganuary CEO<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Inspired to try vegan? <a href=\"\/try-vegan\/\">Sign up for Veganuary\u2019s free 31 day vegan pledge<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the UK&#8217;s Channel 4 airs its latest Dispatches programme, Veganuary responds. January has finally arrived! 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