NEW DELHI – Outspoken vegetarian Paul McCartney is urging India to declare a national Vegetarian Day to celebrate meat-free living and compassion toward animals.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) says McCartney sent a letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying such a day could save animals while helping to protect both the environment and people’s health.McCartney’s letter says ‘it would be a celebration of life’.The UN food agency in 2003 estimated 42% of India’s 1,2 billion people are vegetarian, due mostly to financial and religious concerns. Strict Hindus and Jains do not eat meat.Singh’s office could not immediately confirm receipt of McCartney’s letter on Tuesday. – AP
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