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Clearly Veg reports:
Barbara Hendricks, Germany's environment minister, has banned meat in all official functions and called for only vegetarian food to be served. The ban became clear through an email "to department heads from a senior civil servant in the environment ministry", according to The Telegraph . The e-mail noted that the ministry had a responsibility and should set an example to combat the "negative effects of meat consumption", with a statement by the ministry reading:
"We're not telling anyone what they should eat. But we want to set a good example for climate protection, because vegetarian food is more climate-friendly than meat and fish."
Unsurprisingly, the ban has caused a lot of controversy. Minister of food and agriculture Christian Schmidt, who has previously stated that he will push for a ban on "misleading" vegan labels such as vegan curry sausages, stated that he will not be having this "Veggie Day through the back door", and that "meat and fish are also part of a balanced diet".
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 24 2017, @08:48AM
You're way overthinking this. The real reason is that the bratwurst munchers are tired of their sterotype.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday February 25 2017, @12:47AM
They're Schisse eaters much more than they are Bratwurst eaters and as a way to atone for their sins of the past, they shall not only not eat animals but they eat their own human byproduct. The most valued guests get the plates spiced with undigested corn (or, as the Indians call it, Maize) kernels for more texture with Merkel herself eating the freshest bit drizzled over her face direct from the source.