Paul McCartney Pushes for Vegetarian Mondays

June 15, 2009

by:

Bridget Daly

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Paul McCartney is a well known animal rights activist, and now he’s banded together with a bunch of other celebrities to convince people to go vegetarian.

But Paul understands people like their burgers, so he’s only asking you to go veggie once a week. Paul has rounded up Chris Martin, Kevin Spacey, Woody Harrelson, and Sir Richard Branson to bring awareness to “Meat Free Monday.”

So what’s the story behind the campaign? Well, it aims to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions from the world’s livestock population, which is thought to be a major cause of global warming.

Paul told The Independent newspaper: “Many of us feel helpless in the face of environmental challenges, and it can be hard to know how to sort through the advice about what can do to make a meaningful contribution to a cleaner, more sustainable, healthier world.

"Having one designated meat-free day a week is one meaningful change that everyone can make, that goes to the heat of several important political environmental and ethical issue as all at once. We should all care about climate change because if we don’t, we are going to leave our children and their children in a hell of a mess.”

The United Nations Food And Agriculture Organization claims that meat production is responsible for 18 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions.

Can you give up meat on Mondays?

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0:26AM 06/27/09 suziecue

Encourage people to eat more vegetables particularly leafty green, low starch ones. Let people eat their meat - we are omnivores and eat meat and plant. When are people going to realise vegetarianism and veganism is not healthy. His wife died young most probably brought on by her diet.


3:52PM 06/26/09 veganfuture

Another inspirational initiative from Sir Paul. What's better than going vegetarian for one day a week, however, is going vegan for life! The food is genuinely delicious, it's good for the environment and no animals will suffer. Download a starter kit from myspace.com/veganfuture It's never been easier to go vegan.


5:01PM 06/21/09 myholly787

Peeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuwwwwwww! Sir Paul, you cut the cheese! Get thee gone!


1:48PM 06/16/09 ktygirl

He's another one who needs to go away. Paul you have enough money now go away! Your solo career is/was terrible.


11:56AM 06/16/09 maggz

and i thought mondays were already lame....


8:35AM 06/16/09 nolaRITA

That's like saying, don't breath or fart - you're causing green house gases if you do. LOL!


2:39AM 06/16/09 soomaria

oh please I dont even eat meat every day. let all these vegetarian people just shut up and let us alone


7:19PM 06/15/09 StarryEyes87

interesting


4:52PM 06/15/09 myholly787

What about the gases caused by the veggie-burger flatulence? Sir Paul should stick to his expertise in marrying one-legged women who later steal his pocketbook! What an IDIOT! Buy some BEANO!
