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Vegetarian Café Refuses to Accept British 'Corpse Cash'

posted by on Tuesday December 06 2016, @03:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the money-is-murder dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

The Rainbow Vegetarian Café in Cambridge, England, has announced that it will not accept the new £5 polymer notes, introduced by the Bank of England in September. Last week the British vegan community discovered that the notes contain trace amounts of beef tallow, which is animal fat, and are therefore unacceptable by their cruelty-free standards. A heated online controversy has resulted, including a petition asking the Bank to remove tallow from the polymer.

The Rainbow Café's owner, Sharon Meijland, told The Telegraph that her stance was announced last Wednesday, at the end of a BBC radio interview on the unrelated topic of Christmas food.

"We sponsor the Vegan Fair and announced on Wednesday we would not be accepting the £5 notes because they are dubious ethically. We have been providing food for vegans for 30 years and have tried to be as ethical as we possibly can...This is not just a restaurant, it's a restaurant where tiny details like this are really important."

Is any of our money cruelty-free?

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  • (Score: 1) by Francis on Wednesday December 07 2016, @04:00AM

    by Francis (5544) on Wednesday December 07 2016, @04:00AM (#438202)

    Veganism is 100% about emotions. The difference in health between eating a little bit of meat/animal products and eating none at all is pretty significant.

    It doesn't take much meat to make sure that you're diet is nutritionally sound, but trying to construct a diet that's vegan and nutritionally sound is incredibly difficult. I used to go to a college where there were a ton of vegans and they always looked malnourished and usually were. I have known a vegan powerlifter who appeared to be in great health, so it would appear to be possible to get the necessary nutrients without the animal products, but I have to wonder if it would be affordable for people who aren't independently wealthy and don't have advanced degrees in nutrition to accomplish.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 07 2016, @01:41PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 07 2016, @01:41PM (#438323)

    Or as seen from the other side:
    Veganism is 100% about morality. The difference in morality between committing even one murder and not murdering at all is pretty significant.