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OccupationAnimal rights activist
Known forAnimals rights advocacy
Websiteearthlinged.org

Ed Winters, also known as Earthling Ed, is an animal rights activist, public speaker, filmmaker, and restaurateur from the UK.

Activism

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Went to university in London, studied TV and film production.[1]

Winters initially became vegetarian in 2014 after reading an article about a lorry carrying chickens that crashed on the way to a slaughterhouse.[2] He then became vegan after watching the documentary Earthlings.[3]

Started YouTube channel in 2016.[4]

Appearance on 'This Morning' November 2018.[5]

Big Questions[6]

Through Surge in August 2017 Winters released a documentary film "Land of Hope and Glory", which he also narrated.[7][4]

February 2017 started a petition to ban fur at LFW.[8]

2 day protest at LFW 2016.[8]

Interview on Sky News re Fur (10th April 2017? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qreCr3uuaWo

In 2018 Winters co-founded a vegan restaurant in London called Unity Diner. Profits from the restaurant go towards his Surge organisation.[9]

Official Animal Rights march - 2500 attended in 2016[10]

Attempted save of turkeys in September 2017 [11] [12]

Expose of Turkey Farming in December 2018.[13]

Headline Vegan Campout August 2019[14]

Attacked by farmer in Febauary 2018 while laying roses outside a livestock market.[15]

Dismantle Dairy 2019 - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cow-sexual-abuse-violence-dairy-farm-punch-kick-hit-essex-nfu-a9215306.html

2500 vegans Animal Rights March 2016 - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/thousands-of-vegans-stage-animal-rights-march-in-central-london-a3625626.html

Co-director of Surge[16][17]

"Caused chaos" at Sep 2017 fashion week.[18]


Petition stop school slaughter pigs - [19] [20]

https://metro.co.uk/2018/01/21/school-hand-reared-four-pigs-now-going-killed-7247634/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/22/secondary-school-targeted-animal-rights-activists-vegan-parents/

Feb 2019 Dairy investigation - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/26/undercover-footage-of-violence-at-dairy-farm-prompts-rspca-investigation


In March 2020 Winters posted an image on social media claiming that "COVID-19 was caused by eating animals", which drew wider attention and was resposted by other accounts.[21] The post drew criticism online,[21] and has been analysed by USA Today to be "partly false" since "some of the claim is not supported by our research".[22] A Politifact review concurred, arguing that it "contains an element of truth but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression". Winters responded to the USA Today article, concluding "the main rebuttal to the post is actually the same as the main argument for the post, which is that reducing contact is the best measure for reducing zoonotic disease."[23]

July 2020, exposed goat cruelty in Yorkshire.[24] Sales withdrawn from most major UK supermarkets.[25]

Supports "nonviolent activism"[26]

Opened No Catch Co in 2021,[27] with Kevyn Bourke.[28]

Released "This is Vegan Propaganda" in 2022.[29]

400,000 YouTube subscribers.[30]

In 2022 Winters released the short film "Milk". In 2023 this won a People's Voice Webby Award in the Animation category.[31]

His second book, "How To Argue With A Meat Eater (and Win Every Time)", was published in December 2023.[32]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Corr, Shauna (May 2, 2024). "Vegan Propaganda author Ed Winters on the 'unusual concept of not eating animals'". Belfast Live. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Jermaine Jenas, Ed Winters (September 28, 2019). Football Going Vegan (Television production). Event occurs at 22:40. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Phillip Schofield, Rochelle Humes, Ed Winters, Julie Bindel (November 6, 2018). Are Militant Vegans Going Too Far? (Television production). This Morning. Event occurs at 0:45. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Pitkin, Eliza (February 23, 2022). "Meet Earthling Ed, the vegan activist taking on the meat industry". The Big Issue. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Hill, Rose (November 6, 2018). "Phil's 'sausage' remark during militant vegan debate shocks This Morning fans". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Campbell, Nicky (February 24, 2019). "Have some of us been here before? Is environmentalism the new religion?". The Big Questions. Season 12. Episode 8. BBC One. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Land of Hope and Glory (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Nagesh, Ashitha (February 15, 2017). "Should fur be banned from London Fashion Week?". Metro. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  9. ^ Coady, Serena (October 26, 2019). "London's 11 yummiest vegan comfort foods". Metro. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Simpson, Fiona (September 2, 2017). "Thousands of vegans stage animal rights march in central London". Evening Standard. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  11. ^ Horton, Helena (September 8, 2017). "Christmas turkeys make a break for it after trailer overturns - and one is saved by vegan activist". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  12. ^ Pavey, Harriet (December 8, 2017). "Vegan activists clash with police after hundreds of turkeys escape trailer". Evening Standard. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  13. ^ Dalton, Jane (December 17, 2018). "'Horrifically deformed' turkeys found at farm owned by supplier to major supermarket". The Independent. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  14. ^ Dixon, Hayley (April 19, 2019). "Farming charity criticised for hosting vegan festival with 'aggressive anti-farming agenda'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  15. ^ Gate, Sarah (February 28, 2018). "Calling vegans 'extremists' leads to violence – what we really want is to talk". The Independent. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  16. ^ Holt, Bethan (September 17, 2017). "'We wanted to make a bold statement': fur protesters hit London fashion week". The Telegraph. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  17. ^ Cartner-Morley, Jess (February 16, 2018). "Anti-fur protests set to fly as activists target London fashion week". The Guardian. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  18. ^ Holt, Bethan (October 12, 2017). "Is Gucci's fur ban a watershed moment for fashion?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  19. ^ Richards, Alexandra (January 22, 2018). "School faces backlash after students raise pigs to send to slaughter". Evening Standard. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  20. ^ "Vegan parent complains about Lymington school's pigs". BBC News. January 23, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  21. ^ a b Dresch, Matthew (March 17, 2020). "Man sparks outrage by claiming coronavirus 'wouldn't exist if world was vegan'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  22. ^ Brown, Matthew. "Fact check: Is COVID-19 caused by human consumption of animals?". USA Today. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  23. ^ Winters, Ed (March 19, 2020). "Earthling Ed: USA Today Was Wrong To Call My Coronavirus Meat-Eating Post 'Partly False'". Plant Based News. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  24. ^ "Goats punched, hit and 'left lame' at farm supplying milk to major supermarkets". The Independent. July 29, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  25. ^ Dalton, Jane (July 29, 2020). "Leading supermarkets drop goat-milk company after violent attacks on animals exposed". The Independent. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  26. ^ Levitt, Tom (September 28, 2018). "Vandalism Or Vigils? Vegans Are Divided Over How To Get People To Quit Meat". Huffington Post. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  27. ^ Smitherman, Ellie (October 12, 2021). "New vegan fish and chips shop open on Brighton seafront". The Argus. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  28. ^ Graves, Kieran (October 13, 2021). "Brighton's brand new vegan chippy that has people queuing out the door". Sussex Live. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  29. ^ Rumbelow, Helen (January 8, 2022). "This Is Vegan Propaganda by Ed Winters review — 'I'm a vegan, tell me I'm wrong'". The Times. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  30. ^ Hillier, David (March 5, 2022). "Meet the 'vegan bros' here to bust the myth that real men eat meat". The Guardian. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  31. ^ "Top Animation: Video". Webby Awards. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  32. ^ Fraser, Katie. "Vermilion signs Winters' 'inspirational' How To Argue With A Meat Eater". The Bookseller. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
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