Nevada
(US)
(ANI):
Former
Beatle
Sir
Paul
McCartney,
who
has
been
a
vegetarian
for
over
30
years,
finds
vegetarianism
'very
simple,
tasty,
and
most
enjoyable".
Writing
in
the
latest
newsletter
of
Oscar
winner
Hollywood
actress
Gwyneth
Paltrow"s
(Shakespeare
in
Love)
blog
“GOOP—nourish
the
inner
aspect",
McCartney
advocated
“Meat
Free
Monday",
urging
readers
not
to
eat
meat
at
least
one-day
a
week.
He
wrote:
“…there
are
so
many
great
alternatives,
for
instance,
in
Italian
cooking,
so
many
of
the
dishes
are
vegetarian
already
and
Thai
and
Chinese
cuisine
are
the
same".
McCartney
points
out:
“…livestock
industry
as
a
whole
was
responsible
for
more
greenhouse
gas
emissions
than
the
whole
of
the
transport
sector
put
together…The
Livestock
industry
produces
gases
that
are
extremely
dangerous
for
the
future
of
our
environment…Livestock
production
is
the
largest
source
of
water
pollutants".
Former
United
States
Vice
President
Al
Gore
is
listed
as
one
of
the
supporters
of
“Meat
Free
Monday" initiative.
McCartney
further
says
that
number
of
schools
in
United
Kingdom,
town
of
Ghent
in
Belgium,
and
Sao
Paulo
(Brazil)
have
already
done
this.
“…we
cannot
leave
this
important
issue
to
the
politicians
of
the
world…
it
is
once
again
left
to
us,
the
people,
to
do
it
ourselves",
he
argues
and
adds,
“Next
Monday
-
don"t
eat
meat
and
do
your
bit
to
save
this
beautiful
planet
of
ours".
Hindu
statesman
Rajan
Zed,
in
a
statement
in
Nevada
(USA)
today,
pointed
out
that
Hinduism
promoted
strict
vegetarianism
insisting
on
ahimsa
(not
harming
living
creatures)
and
non-killing,
and
renouncing
animal
slaughter
and
meat
eating.
It
suggested
taking
of
sattvik
(vegetables,
fruits,
etc.)
and
avoiding
rajasik
(eggs,
etc.)
and
tamasik
(meat,
intoxicants,
etc.)
foods,
Zed,
who
is
president
of
Universal
Society
of
Hinduism,
argued.