Vegan campaigners protest at Edinburgh's Cheese Fest

VEGAN campaigners have urged people to boycott Cheese Fest in the Capital.

Vegan campaigners outside Cheesefest. Picture: Jon Savage.

Pictures show protestors dressed in cow masks with placards outside the Corn Exchange as Edinburgh’s first festival dedicated to cheese gets underway.

One sign reads: “All dairy cows end up at the slaughterhouse. Down with dairy.”