Does anyone know a good reason to eat meat?
In celebration of World Vegetarian Day* on October 1st, The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom is challenging meat eaters to suggest any good reasons to still be eating meat. The Society has drawn up a list of “50 reasons why it makes sense to be a vegetarian” and is setting a challenge to meat eaters to do the same. The Society is confident that there is not a single justifiable reason to continue to eat meat and that producing a list of 50 reasons to eat meat is unachievable. In order to allow a free and open discussion on the benefits or disadvantages of eating meat, the Society is prepared to dedicate a full page in its own publication “The Vegetarian” to the merits of eating meat. This page will consist of letters and correspondence received from the public and organisations on reasons to eat meat. This will be published in the Winter issue of The Vegetarian, published in November. “This is a genuine challenge. We want meat eaters to find good reasons to eat meat and we will
