British farmers slam Macca's 'Meat-free Mondays' initiative.Byline: ANI London, June 19 (ANI): British farmers have slammed Sir Paul McCartney's bid to turn meat eaters into vegetarians for one day a week, dubbing dubbing removal of most of the comb of day-old chickens. See also decombing. it a "gimmicky gim·mick n. 1. a. A device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick, especially a mechanism for the secret and dishonest control of gambling apparatus. b. An innovative or unusual mechanical contrivance; a gadget. " campaign. The former Beatles star and two of his daughters, fashion designer Stella and photographer Mary, are heading the Meat Free Monday initiative, which persuade Britons to drop animal products from their diet for one day per week. Macca insists that if people eat less meat it will help to improve the environment. However, officials at the National Farmers Union (NFU NFU National Farmers Union (Denver, CO and Washington, DC) NFU National Farmers’ Union of England and Wales NFU No First Use NFU Norwegian Farmers' Union NFU North Florida University ) have criticised the idea, insisting the star has overestimated the environmental problems caused by manufacturers. "Diet is a lifestyle matter, and individual choices must be respected, but this campaign has a rather gimmicky air to it," the Daily Express quoted a spokesperson for the NFU as saying. "It greatly overstates the contribution that British livestock livestock Farm animals, with the exception of poultry. In Western countries the category encompasses primarily cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses, donkeys, and mules; other animals (e.g., buffalo, oxen, or camels) may predominate in other areas. make to climate change, compared to, for example, transport where emissions have been rising rapidly in recent years," the spokesperson added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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