A petition to scrap new £5 notes because they contain animal fat has gained almost 15,000 signatures so far and will be delivered to the Bank of England.
The petition says: “The new £5 notes contain animal fat in the form of tallow. This is unacceptable to millions of vegans & vegetarians in the UK. We demand that you cease to use animal products in the production of currency that we have to use.”
Signatories to the petition labelled the bank notes "disgusting, "unnecessary" and "unethical". Many expressed concern at the potential exploitation of animals. Elena Orde of the Vegan Society said animal fat "doesn’t need be used in the notes at all. Using animals in this way is outdated and unnecessary, not to mention the fact that it is obviously cruel."
A Bank of England spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that the new plastic notes do contain tallow derived from animal fat but did not give any further details about which animals the note came from or how the notes are produced.
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