Meat-free day

Meat-free day

Meat-free days are a campaign to reduce anthropogenic climate change and improve human health and animal welfare by reducing factory farming.[1][2]

It has been endorsed by the city councils of Ghent, Belgium[3]; Hasselt, Belgium; Mechelen, Belgium; São Paulo, Brazil; Bremen, Germany; and Cape Town, South Africa[4].[1]

In the People's Republic of Poland, the meat-free day was a custom cultivated by the government because of a deficit in the market. It was targeted at limiting meat consumption, mainly in favour of flour-based foods. The meat-free day was traditionally Monday, or later Wednesday. For older generations non-meat day is Friday.

References

  1. ^ a b "City to launch ‘one meat-free day a week’ campaign". 2010-07-27. http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/MediaReleases/Pages/Citytolaunchonemeatfreedayaweekcampaign.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-03. 
  2. ^ "South Africa scores for farm animal welfare, the environment and human health". Compassion in World Farming. 2010-04-12. http://www.ciwf.org.uk/news/compassion_news/south_africa_scores_for_farm_animal_welfare_the_environment_and_human_health.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-03. 
  3. ^ Traynor, Ian (2009-05-22). "Meat-free revolution to help save the planet". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/meatfree-revolution-to-help-save-the-planet-20090522-bi4q.html. Retrieved 2010-08-03. 
  4. ^ Pollack, Martin (2010-07-30). "City launches Meat-free Day". City of Cape Town. http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Pages/CitylaunchesMeat-freeDay.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-03. 

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