PETA tells Al Gore to go vegetarian if he's truely serious about global warming

Animal rights group tells Al Gore to become vegetarian
Posted on : 2007-03-09 | Author : James Simpson
News Category : Environment

NEW YORK: Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sent a letter to former U.S. vice president and environmentalist Al Gore saying he should as a crusader against global warming go vegetarian. It says the meat industry is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

PETA said the effect of meat addition among people on climate is truly staggering and pointed out to a recent report by the U.N., “Livestock's Long Shadow—Environmental Issues and Options,” which has shown that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined.

It also drew attention of Gore to a research study at the University of Chicago, which showed that those who switched to a vegan diet did more to combat global warming than those who switched from a standard American car to a Toyota Prius.

The voluntary group said unfortunately Gore's Oscar winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" on the perils of global warming has not addressed the fact that the meat industry is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

PETA's president Ingrid E. Newkirk said the single best thing that people can do for their health, for animals and for the environment is to go vegetarian. “The best and easiest way for Mr Gore to show his critics that he's truly committed to fighting global warming is to kick his meat habit immediately.'”

PETA also reminded Gore how his critics have been questioning him whether he practices what he preaches and that by going vegetarian he can silence them and at the same time contribute his mite to the efforts of controlling global warming.

The organization offered to cook for him faux “fried chicken” to introduce him to meat-free meals.

Meanwhile, An Inconvenient Truth is making its TV premiere on Showtime Sunday at 8 p.m. EDT. The documentary has already been to the theaters and is available on DVD.