McCartney lobbies for vegetarian day
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 15 years, 8 months AGO
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January 7, 2011 8:00 PM
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 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.
The U.N. food agency in 2003 estimated 42 percent of India's 1.2 billion people are vegetarian.