The Los Angeles City Council has
declared every Monday to be a so-called 'meatless Monday,' and is urging all
residents to participate in the weekly day of vegetarianism.
NBC Los Angeles reports that with the
vote Los Angeles has become the largest city to embrace the Meatless Monday
campaign, a nonprofit with the goal of cutting down on meat consumption for
health and environmental reasons.
Neither city officials nor law
enforcement will be allowed to force residents to not eat meat, The Los Angeles
Daily News reports. Rather, the resolution is meant to encourage residents to
not eat meat once a week in the hopes of starting a city-wide trend.
Councilwoman Jan Perry, who has pushed
for a ban on new fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles, said the
resolution is part of an overall "good food" agenda for the city.
"We can reduce saturated fats and
reduce the risk of heart disease by 19 percent," Perry said according to
the Los Angeles Daily News. "While this is a symbolic gesture, it is
asking people to think about the food choices they make. Eating less meat can
reverse some of our nation's most common illnesses."
Source:
Fox News Published November 12, 2012
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Comments:
I can’t imagine voters or businesses putting up with this. Get out the recall petitions. These politicians have no clue what their
jobs are. This nonsense would be
political suicide in most cities in the U.S.
If this is how they spend their time, they need a pay cut.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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