I did Veganuary, and now I’m staying vegan. Here’s what I’ve learned so far | Chris Packham

It’s amazing how many restaurants and pubs have got the message. Clearly, chasing the vegan pound is smart business

We know the world is eating too much meat, and we know that we as individuals have to do something about it. So I was one of the record 250,000 people who signed up to Veganuary this year.

I haven’t actually eaten meat for 30 years, although I occasionally ate fish and felt bad about it. Two years ago, I visited a modern British dairy farm where the cows were kept in very clean conditions, indoors, all year round. I hated it. So I switched to oat milk, and last year gave up eating cheese. But there’s still plenty of animal products in cakes and biscuits. And so, until 1 January, I wasn’t vegan.

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