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Theyreeatingthedogs · 11/07/2026 12:55

I find them a bit meh. I'm happy for them to do their own thing if they leave me alone. I think this is overstepping. Do vegans not have pets? After all, keeping pets is just forcing animals to live and be controlled by humans.

BBC News - Darlington birds of prey event cancelled after vegan groups' concern - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6214l61604o?app-referrer=deep-link

A bird handler is holding a hawk on his gloved hand. A blurred crowd is stood behind him. The hawk has food clasped in its beak.

Darlington birds of prey event cancelled after vegan groups' concern

Hopetown Darlington stops the event, which had been planned for 31 July.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6214l61604o?app-referrer=deep-link

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Midnighttilmorning · 11/07/2026 17:24

redboxer321 · 11/07/2026 17:23

@Wynter25 Well then I hope that cows are the only thing you love.
And btw, far better to respect other sentient beings, that may actually benefit them as opposed to this fake love that you profess you have for them which only sees them taken to the slaughter house.

Edited

Ignore her, she’s a wind up merchant, who has been banned a number of times,

redboxer321 · 11/07/2026 17:23

@Wynter25 Well then I hope that cows are the only thing you love.
And btw, far better to respect other sentient beings, that may actually benefit them as opposed to this fake love that you profess you have for them which only sees them taken to the slaughter house.

Midnighttilmorning · 11/07/2026 17:22

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bestcatlife · 11/07/2026 17:21

Just like the OP can’t relate to vegans, I can’t relate to those who eat animal flesh. I don’t go around forcing my views on anyone though, and I can respect people who eat meat, even though I don’t understand how they can do this.

Scrabsqueak · 11/07/2026 17:15

Gloriia · 11/07/2026 15:30

We should all strive to be vegan or veggie. Eating animals is not ok. I don't preach but I do judge those shoving pork pies or bacon butties in their faces.

Concern with the welfare of birds being used for entertainment is not the same as having a rescue pet.

See, this is some of the annoying rhetoric that gets people’s backs up. Eating food you don’t approve of does not equate to “shoving…in their faces”. People are just eating these foods, you don’t need to make it a value judgement, suggesting gluttony. I’m sure it’s equally possible to “shove some lettuce in your face”.
Vegan or non vegan, people are just eating.

Wynter25 · 11/07/2026 17:14

redboxer321 · 11/07/2026 17:00

Fair enough. But you don't like them. You think of them as food. Not sentient beings. That's fine. It's the dishonesty that annoys me.

I can love them and love to eat them. Theyre my favourite animal.l

redboxer321 · 11/07/2026 17:03

BakedPotatoBeansCheeseColeslaw · 11/07/2026 17:02

Very little considering they don’t have the capacity for that kind of thinking

😂😂😂

BakedPotatoBeansCheeseColeslaw · 11/07/2026 17:02

redboxer321 · 11/07/2026 15:51

What do you think cows would think of you?

Very little considering they don’t have the capacity for that kind of thinking

redboxer321 · 11/07/2026 17:00

Wynter25 · 11/07/2026 16:46

Not my concern tbh.

Fair enough. But you don't like them. You think of them as food. Not sentient beings. That's fine. It's the dishonesty that annoys me.

Wynter25 · 11/07/2026 16:46

redboxer321 · 11/07/2026 15:51

What do you think cows would think of you?

Not my concern tbh.

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 11/07/2026 16:07

MsCalli · 11/07/2026 15:53

My daughter is vegan, not at all annoying. She’s just found that a vegan diet has improved her health (asthma and allergies). Works for her very well.

Re asthma, I’ve heard that swimming (it might have been specifically front crawl, I’m not sure) is good because it trains people to have more control over their lungs or something like that???

MsCalli · 11/07/2026 15:53

My daughter is vegan, not at all annoying. She’s just found that a vegan diet has improved her health (asthma and allergies). Works for her very well.

SqueakyFromme · 11/07/2026 15:52

Yetanotherone12 · 11/07/2026 15:40

Maybe unroll them and use them to read the article?

nothing to do with making “literal” eagles vegan.

Or get to the hospital ASAFP !

SqueakyFromme · 11/07/2026 15:51

MrsKeats · 11/07/2026 15:35

Are we supposed to make literal eagles vegan now?My eyes rolled so much they are in the back of my head.
Absolutely ridiculous.

How are you typing with no sight though ?

redboxer321 · 11/07/2026 15:51

Wynter25 · 11/07/2026 15:48

I love cows. But also love steak.

What do you think cows would think of you?

Wynter25 · 11/07/2026 15:48

uptheposh · 11/07/2026 15:31

I expect you are one of those people who has to pile on saying you can’t live without cheese or bacon 😴

Or someone claiming to be an animal lover - when what you mean is cats and dogs but not cows and pigs.

I love cows. But also love steak.

Wynter25 · 11/07/2026 15:46

Gloriia · 11/07/2026 15:30

We should all strive to be vegan or veggie. Eating animals is not ok. I don't preach but I do judge those shoving pork pies or bacon butties in their faces.

Concern with the welfare of birds being used for entertainment is not the same as having a rescue pet.

No thanks. I will continue to enjoy my meat

AlgaeDreams · 11/07/2026 15:45

Chewbecca · 11/07/2026 15:42

Oops, looks like I may have been a little bit repetitive, sorry!

It's fine. Apology accepted. I'm finding it all a bit exhausting, so I'm bowing out.

I've explained multiple times (not aimed at you @Chewbecca ) yet still...

Glitchymn1 · 11/07/2026 15:45

I’m vegan and don’t discuss it or bring it up. It’s nobody’s business what I put in my mouth. Once people find out it really winds them up, they take great relish in telling me about the amount of meat they consume 🤷‍♀️. Most meat eaters don’t wear fur or agree with fur farms, or eating dogs, or fighting dogs. It’s more nuanced than that isn’t it? Rage bait post op lol

You should be fucking thankful for vegans - supply and demand, we’re keeping prices down for you!!!! But seriously why the hate? Something in your conscience?

“Whenever someone describes themselves as ‘plant based’ I can’t help wondering how much of their DNA is sprouts.” -I also avoid stupid comments like this. Is your DNA part wolf then?
I don’t care if you eat meat, I think the torture and abuse of farmed animals is abhorrent, so do most meat eaters, you prefer not to think about it don’t you?

O wouldn’t have a problem with the bird event you posted particularly to be honest, though I think bird keeping is cruel.

Justaquestionplease · 11/07/2026 15:42

AlgaeDreams · 11/07/2026 15:39

I don't know why people think vegans are hard work 🙄

Pass me a burger.

Im not vegan.

Your post confused several people not just me. It made zero sense

Chewbecca · 11/07/2026 15:42

Oops, looks like I may have been a little bit repetitive, sorry!

AlgaeDreams · 11/07/2026 15:41

Chewbecca · 11/07/2026 15:40

Quorn / meat sub aren't the difference between vegan and vegetarian!
Did you eat eggs or dairy?

🤣🤣🤣🤣

AlgaeDreams · 11/07/2026 15:41

Justaquestionplease · 11/07/2026 15:37

It still makes no sense that your diet was more vegan than vegetarian because purely vegan meat substitutes didn't exist.

If you'd have said my diet was more vegan because I don't like eggs or am lactose intolerant we would have understood

Edited

Nevermind eh? You could read back and get all the info you need.

But no, keep badgering.

Chewbecca · 11/07/2026 15:40

AlgaeDreams · 11/07/2026 13:05

I couldn't care less, I'm yet to meet a vegan who announces it.

Surely the protest was about animal/bird welfare and they happen to be vegan.

I was vegetarian early 90s for over 15 years. My food was naturally vegan because there was no Quorn or meat substitutes.

I don't recall annoying anbody, but I think if I came across you, that you'd annoy me regardless of views.

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Quorn / meat sub aren't the difference between vegan and vegetarian!
Did you eat eggs or dairy?

Yetanotherone12 · 11/07/2026 15:40

MrsKeats · 11/07/2026 15:35

Are we supposed to make literal eagles vegan now?My eyes rolled so much they are in the back of my head.
Absolutely ridiculous.

Maybe unroll them and use them to read the article?

nothing to do with making “literal” eagles vegan.