Peta wants to make Ramsbottom Black Pudding Throwing Championship vegan, but locals aren't so sure

'Just leave people be'06:16, 04 Aug 2026Ramsbottom residents have snubbed an attempt by Peta to turn a beloved event vegan, telling the animal cruelty charity to ‘just leave people be’.‌Once a year, people from across the region and the world flock to the Bury town for the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships which sees competitors throw black puddings at stacks of Yorkshire puddings on a plinth 20 feet in the air. The winner is the person who knocks the most off.‌Local legend claims the tradition dates back to the War of the Roses when the warring factions of the House of Lancaster and the House of York at a battle in Stubbins, Lancashire, are said to have run out of ammunition and resorted to throwing food at each other. But a new squabble has arisen this year after Peta issued an