Paul McCartney Calls For “Meat-Free Mondays”
Written by Vegetarian Star on July 14th, 2008 in Male Singers.
Taco Tuesday, No-Cover Thursday, and… Meat-Free Monday?
Paul McCartney has suggested everyone stop eating meat one day a week to reduce carbon emission from the cattle industry.
He has been reported to tell his carnivore eating friends, “You realise you are eating dead flesh.”
According to The Telegraph Paul said cutting out meat one day a week is popular in Australia, where shoppers have become conscious of the environmental impact of cattle rearing and meat production.
In an interview with The Grocer, Paul said, “A lot of people go to the gym on a Monday.” Seems not eating meat would add an even more healthful spin to the day. “With meat-free Mondays, it’s a bit like going to the gym but with the added advantage of protecting the planet,” he added.
Paul turned vegetarian after a fishing trip, “Many years ago, I was fishing, and as I was reeling in the poor fish, I realised, ‘I am killing him — all for the passing pleasure it brings me’. And something inside me clicked. I realised as I watched him fight for breath that his life was as important to him as mine is to me”.
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