Michigan Meatout Day Declared By Governor Jennifer Granholm
Written by Vegetarian Star on March 19th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Politicians.
Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm has declared March 20 as Meat Out Day for the state.
Vegetarians surrounded by the Great Lakes will probably celebrate with seitan skewers, but not everyone, especially those in the meat industry are happy.
WNDU reports that some meat lovers are planning a cookout on the steps of the state capital to protest.
“It’s important to us that people eat meat because that’s what we do for a living. I don’t think anyone should mandate whether people eat meat or not, it’s a personal decision,” said Brian McKenzie, a hog farmer.
The governor received the request to invite Michigan to partake in the meatless celebration from a representative of Meatout, a program of FARM, Farm Animal Rights Movement, who’s theme for the year is “Eat for life–live vegan!”
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April 7th, 2010 at 10:52 pm
[...] Rory Freedman and John Salley are headlining the Michigan VegFest, a taste fest and expo hosted by VegMichigan, folks who were no doubt proud of their governor’s latest initiative to officially invite residents to participate in Meat Out Day. [...]