Propagandhi

Propagandhi is a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1986 by guitarist Chris Hannah and drummer Jord Samolesky. The four-piece punk band also includes Todd Kowalski on bass and Sulynn Hago on guitar.

Between 1993 and 2025, Propagandhi released eight studio albums. Their 2025 album, At Peace, was longlisted for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize.

Why the members of Propagandhi are vegan

The members of Propagandhi are vegan for the animals.

Propagandhi is known for lyrics about animal rights, human rights and other important social justice issues. Every album includes at least one song about animal rights including: ‘Apparently, I’m A “P.C. Fascist” (Because I Care About Both Human And Non-human Animals)’, ‘Lower Order (A Good Laugh)’ which is about hunting, ‘Human(e) Meat (The Flensing of Sandor Katz)’, and ‘Nail­ing Descartes To The Wall / (Liq­uid) Meat Is Still Murder’, just to name a few.

In an interview, Chris Hannah explained why he went vegan:

“I think I had just seen too much brutality as a kid: chicks stomped flat at a hatchery, gophers skinned alive, frogs who had their legs pulled off and were left to die, deer hanging from the rafters in garages and bleeding out into buckets, pigs and cows destined for slaughter who were clearly in distress. I lived out in the country for many years as a kid, and for me, the endless procession of unnecessary violence towards non-human animals became too much. I felt like I had to at least symbolically withdraw my support from the industries that profit from this violence, so I stopped eating animal products.”¹Fryer, C. 2014. Propagandhi Hits Australia and Talks Animal Rights With PETA! Available: https://www.peta.org.au/news/canadian-punk-band-propagandhi-hits-australia-talks-animal-rights-peta/ [Accessed 23 June 2026].