The Vegan Thread

Here's another one of those periodic stories that demonise veganism when the real issue clearly appears to be that the parents are incapable of looking after children:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/aug/22/vegan-parents-of-malnourished-toddler-sentenced-to-300-hours-community-service

The child had not been seen by a doctor since she had left hospital after being born, her diet was clearly extremely poor, and the mother had natal and postnatal depression, and still the main focus of the reporting is on 'veganism'. Depressingly, the reporter then seems to consider a diet with animal products, which must be the implication of 'normal' here, well, 'normal':

When placed on a normal diet in April 2018 and given extra support, she quickly began to grow and her teeth emerged.

These stories will keep coming, sadly.