It’s well known that amongst certain groups vegans are one of the most hated cross sections of society, but I didn’t think that anti vaxxers would be able to justify for their decision not to get jabbed by pretending to be vegan, here we are though. Just doubling down on most of the population thinking that they’re actually dickheads.
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A Twitter thread from The Telegraph has revealed that companies technically can’t force their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine if they’re vegan as it has been tested on animals – a legal requirement in the UK and other countries – and as such some ethical vegans might refuse to receive it. Vegan beliefs are protected by employment law, ergo companies won’t be able to say they they require vegans to be fully vaccinated before they return to the office/work.
🌱More than half a million vegans in the UK will be exempt if companies introduce compulsory vaccination rules.
🧑⚖️According to legal experts, their beliefs are protected by employment law…
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 30, 2021
🔴Ethical vegans morally object to the exploitation of animals pic.twitter.com/kiTHq25v5u
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 30, 2021
🗣️”Some ethical vegans may disagree with vaccinations on the basis that they will inevitably have been tested on animals,” a spokesperson for law firm Lewis Silkin said
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 30, 2021
🔴The warnings underline the challenge faced by the Government, as it flirts with making Covid vaccines mandatory to avoid future lockdowns pic.twitter.com/zv9Mvcp0IL
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 30, 2021
💼Employment lawyers say a row looms for companies that want to demand their staff get jabbed…
❌It marks a conflict between individual rights and office health and safety requirements
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 30, 2021
At the moment in the UK only a few companies are requiring that staff be double vaccinated before returning to the office but this number is expected to rise in the coming weeks and months. So obviously a bunch of anti vaxxers are now claiming that they’re vegan in order to try and get around this stipulation, led by the inimitable Laurence Fox obviously:
Good morning fellow vegans!
Compulsory workplace vaccination rules cannot apply to vegans https://t.co/CWY3pv9O5F
— Laurence Fox ✌🏼🇬🇧✌🏼 (@LozzaFox) July 30, 2021
Now I’m Vegan, my life’s so more fulfilling, I feel energised, I feel alive,I wanted the jab but my beliefs won’t allow it, I’m sorry, I really wanted to be part of the herd, anyway I’m sprawled on couch, few beers and just ordered a meat feast pizza, just hope it’s all soya 😋😋
— Prof Adder_75_PHD#NoVaccinePassports (@AdderPoolie) August 3, 2021
Oh twitter, I took a few days offline only to come back and learn they are still trying to force us into having the jab. So tired of government trying to dictate what I’m injected with. But at least I’m a vegan now ☺
— Vicki (@Vicki_tweets_) July 30, 2021
Just had an epiphany – I’m a vegan!! Shame I can’t now have the jib jab but I’ll get over it 😉
— The Worlds gone mad😊 (@WorldsGone) July 30, 2021
It’s quite funny to think that anti vaxxers might actually go around looking like hip, trendy vegans in order to get out of getting the jab, but I imagine most of them are just being sarcastic and when push comes to shove they won’t actually go through with this. In fact, most of the real vegan community have pushed back against this narrative and encouraged people to get vaccinated, so it seems like if anti vaxxers are really going to pull that card they’re probably going to get called out by the majority of vegans out there.
Fellow vegan here. Got my first jab, have my second next Saturday.
Unfortunately, I’ve recently learned that my favourite vegan café is run by anti-vaxxers, that’s been a bit of a bummer. I will miss their amazing cakes, but no way can I go there ever again.
— Conor O’Donovan (@ConorMODonovan) August 2, 2021
Dr Julia Baines, science policy adviser and author at @PETAUK, is working to end animal testing and a vegan, but has still had both COVID-19 vaccines.
She explained to us why. 👇https://t.co/FsgUk5OhVt
— Euronews Green (@euronewsgreen) August 4, 2021
Ready for booster once Dr. Fauci states I need it to repel COVID, anti-vaxxers/GOP. Got my two Moderna jabs in April, have masks, sanitizers/soaps, Lysol for inside/outside apt., plus spray wearables after use. Am a Vegan, eat healthy, & avoid unknown people like the Plague.😠 https://t.co/qU5ZIxuhQy
— Aida Marina (@AMiceMarina) August 2, 2021
why are antivaxxers claiming to be vegan to get round the jab? literally all the vegans I know are double jabbed
— Squiddy (@SquidClaude) August 4, 2021
What a mess hey? Don’t think any of this is really helping anyone, but it’s happening so I suppose that’s important to document. What a stupid world we live in.
For more of the same, check out this absolutely incredible anti vaxxer fan fiction. Some people are on another level.
