Sir Paul McCartney attacks French school over vegetarian ban
Sir Paul McCartney has attacked the French Government for banning vegetarian meals in schools.
Sir Paul Photo: AFPThere will be no meat-free days in French schools for six million children following a new decree from their government that all students will have to eat meat if they want lunch at school. Taking a packed lunch is not an alternative as they are also banned.
The ban will shortly be extended to kindergartens, hospitals, prisons, colleges and old people’s homes.
French agriculture minister, Bruno Lemaire, said in January that the Government’s aim for nutrition was to defend the French agricultural model and counter initiatives such as those by vegetarian campaigners like Sir Paul – who has called for a reduced consumption of meat.
But writing on his website, Sir Paul said: “The French Government’s recent decree effectively enforcing the consumption of animal products in public institutions is a backward step for France. It goes against the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union by prohibiting individuals’ right to express their beliefs.
“No one needs to eat animals – and we can combat climate change and lessen the risk of suffering from heart disease and other ailments by reducing the amount of meat we eat.”
ugh what is it with the French, my granny (who is French) is exactly the same about meat, when I first started not eating meat she would just make me eat the meals she’d made and pick around the meat, she wouldn’t make a vegetarian meal for me or give me an alternative form of protein or anything
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