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meet our experts

Dominika Piasecka is Media & PR Officer at The Vegan Society (vegansociety.com). She is dedicated to bringing veganism to new audiences and inspiring people to change their lifestyle to benefit the planet and their health.

Azmina Govindji is an award-winning Registered Dietitian and Consultant Nutritionist at azminanutrition.com. She has appeared on This Morning, The Wright Stuff and The One Show, and has written over a dozen books on healthy eating.

Jimmy Pierson is the UK Director of ProVeg International (proveg.com), a global food awareness organisation that works with governments, companies and public institutions to help the world transition to a more plant-based society.

The avocado debate

Q Is it true that avocados aren’t vegan?

Don’t worry – avocados are suitable for vegans! Vegans avoid using animals as far as possible. We are aware that many forms of farming involve indirect harm to animals but it is sadly not practical to avoid it at this time. But just because it is not possible to avoid 100% of animal exploitation it does not mean that we should not bother at all. Vegans make a huge contribution to the reduction in suff ering and death caused to animals and we would welcome any changes made to farming practises that support this. Dominika Piasecka