Veganism has been gaining popularity in recent years. There are those who practice it in a “more intimate” way, in their private sphere and then there are those who do activism in favor of this way of life. Therefore, it is increasingly common to see demonstrations or acts of protest in favor of veganism or markets and other events dedicated to this issue. This also causes movements against veganism that seek confrontation in this type of acts.
Although this type of confrontations is quite frequent, there are some people who take their protests to the extreme. This weekend the images of a YouTuber called Sv3rige walking through a vegan street market in London circulated on social networks. The alarming thing about the situation is that apparentl the man was biting the corpse of a decapitated squirrel. In addition, he wore a T-shirt that read Veganism = malnutrition (veganism = malnutrition).
Some Twitter users have uploaded videos in which
The videos also show how the police approach the man and try to dialogue with him. Finally, the agents handcuff him. According to the British newspaper The
It is not the first time that the
According to a local newspaper, the group led by Sv3rige confronted the members of Direct Action Everywhere, a group of activists that defend animal rights. The head of the Brighton vegan festival, Tim Barford explained to the newspaper that “the truth is that we knew that this protest had been planned, and we expected that some 30 followers of
“They were dedicated to annoying the children and other members of the public. Then the police arrived, gave them a warning and left. What is interesting about the event is that at the festival there were people who do eat meat, but as a result of what the
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