Comment on Compulsory Meat In Schools Should Be Scrapped, Says Dale Vince
Sunshine@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Vince, who is vegan himself, has repeatedly discussed the importance of moving away from animal products for the good of the planet and human health. He recently slammed animal agriculture in a speech at the Restore Nature Now march in London, saying that farming animals was the “cow in the room” of the climate and nature crises.
At the Labour Party Conference, he said that he would be speaking to the government about introducing “climate and sustainability” into the school curriculum.
Vince also stressed that plant-based meals are better for children than animal-based ones. Vegan diets are known to reduce the risk of a number of chronic diseases, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers. Processed red meat, for example, is linked to increased risk of colon cancer, while dairy may cause breast and prostate cancers. “We shouldn’t be forcing these unhealthy products onto our kids,” Vince said.
Emperor@feddit.uk 2 months ago
He also has a vested interest in this:
Naich@lemmings.world 2 months ago
So? The meat industry has a massive lobbying section. Are other industries not allowed a voice? Why is everyone presenting this as a massive “gotcha” when it’s actually written in the title of the article?
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Just because something is normal practice doesn’t mean we can’t complain. I don’t like people lobbying for personal gain.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
It could also be seen as less personal gain and more that he put his money where is mouth is and made a company to actually do what he’s been proposing schools need to do. Now they have the avenue to do so.
Naich@lemmings.world 2 months ago
So you are against any lobbying? Green campaigners are lobbying for personal gain because they want a habitable planet. Even if you have a vested interest, surely you are allowed to have an opinion? If you have an opinion surely you are allowed to express it? If you are allowed to express it, surely people are allowed to listen to it? Should politicians be insulated from all industry voices, even if they have a valid point?
Just seems weird that no one really cared about it until this guy popped up on the radar.
Sunshine@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Yeah so does animal agriculture wanting to have meat and dairy served 3 or more days a week in the schools. Are we really going to ignore the ethics, sustainability and health concerns of animal agriculture just because he has a vested interest in the vegan food market.
Why not critique animal agriculture’s vested interest in maintaining its £14 billion market value or the ability to keep polluting the rivers.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
ignoring corruption is gross. trying to distract from it with a whataboutism Is some degree worse
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 2 months ago
But cheese and bacon make everything taste good.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Sure, but I don’t think that someone owning a vegan food company makes it a bad argument. It’s pretty absurd that the meat industry gets government protection, to the detriment of numerous other factors.
Emperor@feddit.uk 2 months ago
At no point did I say it was a bad argument (I think the guidelines should be adjusted to just specify amounts of protein, calcium, fibre, etc), I’m just pointing out that he is not without bias in this debate.