Employees of Britain’s Ministry of Defence will be given a day off next month to attend the department’s “vegan network” conference.
Civil servants working for the UK’s Ministry of Defence are being given a day off next month to attend events set up by the department’s “Vegan and Vegetarian Network” during its AGM next month.
The free day off for staff coincides with an increasing level of dysfunction within the British military, with insiders saying that it could take between five and ten years for the armed forces to be sufficiently prepared to fight an enemy nation such as Russia., the vegan network event is set to include a wide variety of public and private talks, as well as “success celebrating, planning for future, stalls, and a dining-in night”.
The organisation has reportedly backed pushes within the department to use fewer animal products, with its vegan chairwoman, Sophie Foxen of the Royal Air Force encouraging staff to take part in ‘Veganuary’ earlier this year. “Some people are surprised that I’m in the military and I’m vegan,” she reportedly said. “I believe well-thought-out principles are fundamental to being a force for good. If we do not strive for a more ethical world, what are we fighting for?”
One particular project the internal organisation is involved in is replacing UK military boots with “vegetarian” shoes that do not use leather.
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