Comments on: PETA Asks President Obama To Join Meat-Free Mondays

By: Oproep: “Obama, eet geen vlees op maandag” | Koken

Oproep: “Obama, eet geen vlees op maandag” | Koken — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:04:50 +0000

[...] zou helpen om de verdeling van voedselbronnen over de wereld wat meer gelijk te trekken, aldus PETA. Hoewel 1 dag in de week nog altijd 6 te weinig is, aldus de ideële [...]

By: s

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:04:15 +0000

i agree! asking the average omnivore to go completely meat-free all at once seems unrealistic. but by gradually eating less and less meat (including fish, because fish is meat!) anyone can go vegetarian if they really want to. MFM sounds like a great idea!

By: herwin

herwin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:11:27 +0000

dear Paul, yes, meatfree mondays make little sense if it is fully replaced by milk,eggs and seafood. Still MFM can be an excellent and sympathetic non-threatening way for many people to make their first baby steps on the vegetarian highway.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:33:34 +0000

RE: Paul’s comment about one day a week being enough.

About three months ago, my wife and I decided to go meat-free one day a week after a vegetarian friend of mine suggested it (without preaching). We’re both long-time meat-eaters, and weren’t sure how we’d take to it. We went meat-free, one day a week for three weeks. By the third week, we realized that it was a lot easier than we originally thought. Today, we’re meat-free every other day. So about 3 to 4 times per week. And honestly, I still don’t find it all that difficult. In fact, this past week, I only had meat one day. Point is, had someone asked me three months ago to go meat-free 3 or 4 times a week, I would’ve said “no way.” But one day a week didn’t seem so scary. That one-day per week got the ball rolling. And to be honest, I wouldn’t be surprised if we cut out the meat altogether by the end of the year. I rarely crave it, and I’m really enjoying trying new foods and recipes.

By: paul

paul — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:29:05 +0000

Herwin – Parody? No I think you ment sarcasm (apparently its the lowest form of wit!). Seeing as the worlds major fisheries around the globe are between 5-10 years away from colapse and that dairy is just as environmentally damaging as meat production – not my words the UN. MFM makes little sence if you are replacing meat for a day with the same amount of fish or dairy products. Thats that point I was trying to make. When groups and organisiations such as the UN and WWF call for a major rethink of western goverment policy on livestock production and consumption changing that habits for a minority (sadly it will be a minority) for a day a week will not be enough.

By: herwin

herwin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:06:45 +0000

thanks for the link Taowaz!!i will also spread this link.

By: herwin

herwin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:04:46 +0000

thanks for the link, Taowaz ! i will also spread this link !
Go PETA Go ! First Winfrey vegan for a monthw, now maybe Obama one time a week veggie, who’s next eh..
Yes paul, you are right, how dare they not mention eggs and dairy and seafood ! if they stop eating meat for only one day a week we absolutely wont let these bastard semi veggies of the hook! (disclaimer : the last sentence is a form of parodie,here is a link with an explanation : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody)

By: Taowaz

Taowaz — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:45:25 +0000

A meat free Monday campaign has also been launched in Taiwan by Society for the Advancement of Animal Wellbeing ( SAAW International ). They’ve created an on-line petition that will be handed to the President of Taiwan and the EPA.

Here’s the link
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/meat-free-monday-taiwan.html

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:16:46 +0000

Is one day a week enough? even WWF have said that people should limit their meat consumption to 3-4 times a week. I have a feeling that MFM doesn’t go far enough and may lead people to belive that going just meat free – (no mention of dairy, eggs or sea life – it saddens me to see how many people don’t consider sea life to be ‘meat’) on one day a week is enough to get them off the ‘environmental’ hook. While change does take time, time is something that we maybe running out of!

By: joanna

joanna — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:49:02 +0000

This is the way to change the world. Slowly, politely and suggesting. Good on those involved. Nobody like a lot of information forced down their throats.