Graeme Shepherd

Piers Morgan CONFRONTS a vegan climate activist Orla Coghlan over almonds and avocados, accusing him of hypocrisy: “You don’t care about bees being murdered. You’re killing billions of bees and destroying the planet, yet you preach about saving animals!” His final response? “I’m certainly allowed to eat meat when someone kills bees to feed their avocado habit!” Piers Morgan: Do you eat almonds? Do you drink almond milk? Orla Coghlan: I’m here to talk about the climate crisis. Piers Morgan: Do you eat avocados? Orla Coghlan: I eat a plant-based diet. Piers Morgan: Do you eat avocados? Orla Coghlan: Yes. Piers Morgan: Great. A leading study says billions of bees are slaughtered so that you can have your almonds and avocados. Why don’t you care about the little guys? Orla Coghlan: Can I say that there— Piers Morgan: It’s total hypocrisy, isn’t it? You don’t care about bees being murdered. Orla Coghlan: Will you let me speak? I’ve been brought on the show to answer your questions. Piers Morgan: I think you’re a hypocrite, like a lot of vegans I’ve met. You don’t seem to realize that your almonds and avocados involve the slaughter of billions of bees. Piers Morgan: You believe in the climate crisis? Orla Coghlan: Yes. Piers Morgan: Animal agriculture, farming and fishing are leading causes of the climate crisis. But you know what’s also damaging? Planes carrying your avocados and almonds from California thousands of miles to your vegan cafes. You’re killing billions of bees and destroying the planet, yet you sit here preaching about saving animals and the environment! Orla Coghlan: I hear that you’re very frustrated. I would really like to respond. Piers Morgan: Go on, then. Orla Coghlan: A leading study from Oxford, the most comprehensive study on food and climate ever done, says animal products farming animals and fishing are the leading cause. Piers Morgan: Is a bee an animal? Orla Coghlan: I’m not finished. It surpasses— Piers Morgan: Is a bee an animal? Orla Coghlan: Piers, can I— Piers Morgan: Of course a bee is an animal! If a bee’s an animal, why are you slaughtering them? Orla Coghlan: Both almonds and avocados are less damaging to the planet— Piers Morgan: Oh, they are less damaging! And what about how they get from California? What about the trucks across Europe? Piers Morgan: I’m starving, and you’re not going to persuade me. My response to you destroying all these things is to have a Big Mac. It’s a free country, it’s a democracy. I’m allowed to eat meat, and I’m certainly allowed to eat meat when someone who kills bees to feed their avocado habit lectures me!