OHNHR Podcast 31 - Kim Stallwood

Podcast 31 was originally released in July 2013, featuring that grumpy vegan, Kim Stallwood. 

The book, Growl, that we talk about is now published - click the Kim Stallwood link above to check that out.

This is the original blurb...

My special guest for podcast 31 is long-time animal advocate, Kim Stallwood, who has been vegan since 1976 - his journey to veganism began with a summer job in a chicken slaughterhouse. Kim Stallwood and I first met in the early 1980s when he was a central figure of the radicalisation of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV). 

Kim quickly transformed the BUAV's magazine from its rather weak and washy format, "Animal Welfare" to "The Liberator," regularly reporting on the activities of the Animal Liberation Front and the various Animal Liberation Leagues. 

In the podcast, Kim provides a brief summary of the origins of political campaigning in Britain, greatly influenced by Lord Houghton, and expounds his view that political campaigning in the 21st century is increasingly important if the animal movement is to achieve it's goals. 

I have never been keen on political campaigning, preferring vegan education initiative in civil society and on the cultural level. As you'll hear, our conversation gets a little heated at times - but respectfully so! Kim Stallwood is appearing at the 2013 Animal Rights Conference in Luxembourg, and he has outlined his case for political engagement in a 2012 Critical Perspectives on Animal In Society conference (see video below).