Warwick Student Union decision to ban meat and dairy criticised after ‘tiny minority’ vote to impose vegan catering

Warwick Student Union's decision to ban meat and dairy has been criticised by rural campaigners after a 'tiny minority' vote imposes vegan catering.

The motion, pushed by the campaigning group ‘Plant-Based Organisations’, narrowly passed earlier this month in a student-held vote. 774 students voted in favour of the motion, while 518 voted against and 180 students abstained.

Yet, the decision to force a vegan diet upon Warwick’s 28,621 students was made by only 2.7% of the student body, raising questions about whether the change was made with the interests of the wider student population in mind.