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“ There is nothing more

damaging to your soul than

living a life that doesn’t line up

with your morals and values ”

Maria Slough meets Edric Kennedy-MacFoy

here is a grounded warmth to Edric plate seemed empty, but 11 years The next morning Edric cleared every
Kennedy-MacFoy and an enthralling later he went on a date with a girl who animal product from his kitchen.
Tenergy fills the space around him as was vegan and she challenged him to “Two days later, I visited my aunt in
we chat about his journey to veganism, a watch Earthlings. hospital. She was battling cancer. I looked
path that is peppered with great personal “The next day I watched the movie around and death was in the room. I was
loss and a dash of celebrity. and I felt sick; disgusted with myself as reminded of the cows in Earthlings who
“I am a self confessed mummy’s boy,” I witnessed the death of cows and pigs. were hung upside down, slit and in pain
he tells me. “My parents split up when Why had I not made the connection?” waiting for a premature death, forced
I was 15 and mum and I were a team. “As soon as the film finished I watched by man, to come. It was a profound
I knew all her work mates and worked it again immediately. Did I think that what awakening so early into my journey and
several jobs to help her. I was 22 when I had seen was ok or acceptable? Did I have from that point on I made it my duty
my mum died and I took on the role of the right to say if an animal gets to live or to give people as much information as
guardian to my 12 year old brother.” die? Could I continue to eat meat from this possible on plant-based living.”
As a child if anyone ever put a plate in day forward? There was a resounding ‘no’ Edric is perhaps best known for the
front of Edric that didn’t have meat on, the in my head and in my heart.” ITV documentary Inside The London Fire

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