Vegan Magazine Apologizes for Meat Photos

by Slashfood Editor, Posted Apr 20th 2011 @ 4:00PM

"We screwed up." So begins the letter of apology (its second) from vegan-lifestyle magazine VegNews to its readers after the mag was found to be using photos of actual meat in its spreads.

Yes, it was "symbolic imagery," according to the letter from publisher Joseph Connelly and his management team. But from now on, the letter assures readers, it will "never again use non-vegan photographs" in the magazine. The staff outlines the following additional claims:

Recipes in VegNews will be represented only by custom vegan photography. Count on it.

All stock images used in the magazine and website will be vegan. We will make sure so that you can be sure.

VegNews will build and host a vegan photo bank to assure the availability of vegan stock images. Look for details in the coming days.

Based on the comments, the readers have largely accepted the apology and the world of vegan photography will now be forever changed for the better.

Filed Under: Magazines, Online
Tags: vegan, VegNews

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Reader comments (Page 1 of 3)

4-22-2011 @6:20AM harold said... "VegNews Magazine'' should be charged with terrorism under the anti terrorism laws--fear mongering .
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4-22-2011 @6:33AM meleagrid said... They should be boycotted and run out of business.
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4-22-2011 @7:46AM william jarvis said... MEAT "its whats for dinner"!Yum.
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4-22-2011 @8:38AM KENNY NASH said... I'm sure we can all eat our Big Mac's in peace now....

KENNY NASH

YOUTUBE KENNY NASH "DESIRE"
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4-22-2011 @10:20AM Phil Stork said... Oh brother! Get over it vegans! Just know that MEAT is the choice of the vast majority on this planet and we all love eating and enjoying our variety of MEATS! Vegetables are ok too, of course, it's just that they are NOT the main course! If you'll excuse me I'm going to go and grill a Porterhouse Steak. Mmmm!
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4-22-2011 @11:41AM mjr91 said... I don't know about that. There's a lot of non-meat-eaters in Asia (and they have a lot more people than we do). And I've had some pretty tasty non-meat main dishes that were made with plenty of vegetables. They can make a pretty great dinner too... so can eggs, and so can cheese dishes, and they're not meat either. Neither is pasta, come to think of it -- ever have spaghetti for dinner? (Sometimes those pasta main dishes have vegetables in them too!)

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4-22-2011 @4:55PM OldTimer said... You are masquerading as a VEGAN! I'll bet you even wear leather shoes and wool sox. A true VEGAN uses NO animal products or parts.

Of course they are a testy bunch and use any excuse to stir up contraversy.

Anyway, educate yourself as to what you might be trying to espouse at any given moment in time!

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4-22-2011 @10:37AM sheila said... Vegans typically have the worst breath and body odor in addition to a poor nutritional lab count. They're also historically more susceptible to disease and fungi.
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4-22-2011 @4:02PM Tena said... Sheila - I am not a vegan, but that's about the dumbest statement I have ever read.

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4-22-2011 @4:38PM Bob DeBoard said... That is so true.I thought it was just me ,but I know a vegan person an you can smell his garlic breath across the room. He also does alot of working out but is the biggest whiner about his body hurting it will drive you nuts. I've tried to come up with a nicer way to tell him about his bad breath other than it would knck 2 buzzards off a manure wagon but I could'nt so thats what I told him and he acted like he was proud of it. Oh yeah,I don,t think that they make soap out of meat so most of you veganites can go ahead and use some...please.

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4-22-2011 @10:44AM M.A. Korman said... Why should an apology be necessary. No one is forcing vegetarians to eat normal food like normal people. They are usually very weird people so of course they would over react to a harmless photo. They need get over themselves.
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4-22-2011 @10:51AM mjr91 said... Sheila, according to the Japanese, Americans typically have a bad body odor that comes from overconsumption of meat. I don't know where you get that about vegans (I am not one).
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4-22-2011 @11:21AM Tony said... @mjr91, "according to the Japanese"???? Oh Yea... I forgot that the Japanese don't have McDonald's in Japan! And for the record, vegans do stink. I don't know why but they do.

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4-22-2011 @11:45AM mjr91 said... Tony -- Yor facts stink:

http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/

If in fact what McDonald's serves is real meat. I don't touch their stuff.

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4-22-2011 @12:53PM KingBrian said... Asians smell so badly of garlic that I don't know HOW they can say anything about Americans, it's gag-inducing, and I'm not being racist just being honest, every time in in a line behind an Asian person I feel like i'm going to gag, not all, but honestly, MOST, and especially the older folks. Again, not being rude, just responding to the comment, thanks.

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4-22-2011 @1:21PM mjr91 said... Chacun a son gout -- to each their own. I prefer garlic -- although my ex-husband used to sweat it from his pores when he'd cook, and eat great quantities of Spanish (NOT Asian!) garlic soup. Not why he is an ex. The Japanese do not like bodies that smell of meat, you don't like those that smell of garlic, and I'm certain there are other powerful food smells out there that come through to those not used to the smell.