Rats milk latte?

November 20, 2007

Green milk ... Animal rights campaign group Viva says dairy and meat products are major causes of greenhouse gases and rats' or cats' milk is a better alternative.
 

Paul McCartney's estranged wife today accused consumers of meat and dairy products of fuelling global warming, as she launched a vegan campaign at London's famous Speaker's Corner.

Heather Mills, who is engaged in an increasingly bitter divorce battle with the former Beatle, suggested people could drink the milk of rats or cats, rather than milking cows.

Viva, an animal rights campaign group, claims dairy and meat products are major causes of greenhouse gases.

"There are fields and fields of grain just miles from starving children in Africa, being shipped to Europe to feed our livestock," she said, unveiling billboards for the campaign at the Hyde Park corner site.

"There are 25 alternative milks available in health shops and supermarkets," she added, saying she turned vegan when an African woman at Live 8 asked her: "Why don't people stop drinking cows' milk lattes?"

"Why do we not drink rats' milk, cats' milk or dogs' milk?"

The 39-year-old was speaking to a group of journalists - and a few tourists - standing in front of a poster showing her in a sultry pose and skimpy top with the slogan: "Hey Meaty, you're making me so hot!"

Another poster showed the former model - who had one leg amputated after an accident - accusing ecologists of hypocrisy, next to the line: "You haven't got a leg to stand on!"

AFP