Pope Benedict XVI Should Green His Ride Says PETA
Written by Vegetarian Star on June 24th, 2011 in Environment-Eco-Green, Transportation.
The Pope is not as brash as Mercedes-Benz is, so he doesn’t go around bragging about the number of dead animals it took to make the popemobile. But that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t consider trying to eliminate the dead animals that go into it.
PETA has taken the time to write to Pope Benedict XVI, asking him to request the next car the automobile company makes for him to travel in be manufactured without leather.
“As we point out in our letter to the Pope, who has been outspoken about protecting the environment and animals, Mercedes-Benz offers leather-free interiors for all its cars, so making a cow- and planet-friendly popemobile shouldn’t take a miracle,” the animal rights group blogged.
The Pope has demonstrated a good balance between spirituality and science. In his 2010 Vatican World Day of Peace message, he stressed the importance of people being good stewards of the earth, protecting both the environment and animals and suggested “ecological responsibility” should be a part of education.
Will the Pope be ecologically responsible and insist he be transported in a car that isn’t lined with chemicals used in leather production like chromium that pollute water supplies, are known to cause health problems in humans and are considered hazardous by the EPA?
Photo: PR Photos
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