Quit hogging the fried octopus balls!
TOKYO (AFP) – Animal rights activists on Tuesday urged Japanese baseball stadiums to give up their usual fare of hot dogs and fried octopus balls and go vegetarian to fight global warming.
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Japan’s baseball commissioners announced as the season opened last week that the national pastime would take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in particular by speeding up games.
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But People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA)
said it would be more effective for concession stands to serve exclusively vegetarian fare.
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“By selling only vegetarian foods,
your baseball league will become a leader in the fight
against global warming,”
PETA said in a letter to Nippon Professional Baseball
commissioner Yasuchika Negoro.
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“Because vegetarians are less prone to serious illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and obesity than meat-eaters, fans will be happier and healthier while cheering on their favourite team,” it said.
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A 2006 study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation found that the livestock industry contributed more to global warming than all of the world’s transportation.
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PETA, which is based in the United States, noted that many North American baseball stadiums now offered vegetarian food including burgers made of soy or beans.
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In other words, there will be no more
eating of octopus balls at baseball
games in Japan.
Are you happy now, PETA?
My guess is no.
An editorial by a cow concerning this global warming debate.
http://animalinternet.com/animatorial/view/i_take_the_ozone_pledge/
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