Meatless Monday Raises Sen.'s Blood Pressure

26 July 2012

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is apparently anxious to show his campaign contributors that he will fight to the death (literally, perhaps) over Americans' right to be sick and fat.

Sen. Grassley has attacked the conservative Meatless Monday program, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was promoting as a way to encourage its staffers to eat healthier and protect the environment. But the USDA has withdrawn the initiative, opting instead to prove that it is the servant of agribusiness and let its employees pay the price.

PETA has hit back with a "Meat-Free Mondays Through Sundays" campaign....

Source: Meatless Monday Raises Sen.'s Blood Pressure
Author: PETA

Link: BIG MEAT ATTACKS “MEATLESS MONDAYS”
Link: Meat Industry Has Beef with Meatless Monday, Forces USDA to Retract Newslette
Link: PETA takes 'bets' on when senator (R) will die after objection to USDA vegetarian push
Link: USDA backs down on ‘Meatless Monday’ support
Link: USDA under fire for backing 'meatless Mondays,' linking ranching to climate change


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