Just Another Meat-Free Monday
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Nina Vultaggio
Nina Vultaggio is the editor of the VeganWorld Ezine. A self-taught verbivore, Nina often eats her words along with her veggies. Her passions include sipping tea, playing with her children and vegan cooking and baking.By Nina Vultaggio
Published on 07/10/2008
In an interview with trade magazine The Grocer, Sir Paul called on consumers in the UK to cut down on meat consumption even if they could not give it up altogether.
"A lot of people go to the gym on a Monday," said Sir Paul. "With meat-free Mondays, it's a bit like going to the gym but with the added advantage of protecting the planet."
Sir Paul, a long-term vegetarian, said he was encouraged by the lead set by the UN on the issue.
"One of the most significant conclusions of the recent report on climate change was that we should eat less meat. This is not the Vegetarian Society that said that. It's the UN."
Sir Paul is outspoken on the subject of vegetarianism. He most recently showed his support for PETA's efforts by appearing in a celebrity-studded campaign that includes Alicia Silverstone, Casey Affleck, and Forest Whitaker among others wearing an "Eat no animal" T-shirt.
When long time vegetarian and animal rights activist Sir Paul McCartney
speaks, Britons listen ... The question is will they act on his
challenge to Britons to adopt "meat-free Mondays" to cut carbon
emissions. The former Beatle took a page from Australia's book where cutting out meat one day has become quite popular.
When long time vegetarian and animal rights activist Sir Paul McCartney speaks, Britons listen ... The question is will they act on his challenge to Britons to adopt "meat-free Mondays" to cut carbon emissions. The former Beatle took a page from Australia's book where cutting out meat one day has become quite popular.
In an interview with trade magazine The Grocer, Sir Paul called on consumers in the UK to cut down on meat consumption even if they could not give it up altogether.
"A lot of people go to the gym on a Monday," said Sir Paul. "With meat-free Mondays, it's a bit like going to the gym but with the added advantage of protecting the planet."
Sir Paul, a long-term vegetarian, said he was encouraged by the lead set by the UN on the issue.
"One of the most significant conclusions of the recent report on climate change was that we should eat less meat. This is not the Vegetarian Society that said that. It's the UN."
Sir Paul is outspoken on the subject of vegetarianism. He most recently showed his support for PETA's efforts by appearing in a celebrity-studded campaign that includes Alicia Silverstone, Casey Affleck, and Forest Whitaker among others wearing an "Eat no animal" T-shirt.