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PETA India Urges Centre to Ban Meat Ads from Gandhi Jayanti, Citing Animal Welfare and Health Concerns
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PETA India Urges Centre to Ban Meat Ads from Gandhi Jayanti, Citing Animal Welfare and Health Concerns
- •PETA India has urged the Centre to ban advertisements promoting meat across various media platforms starting October 2, linking the move to Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence.
- •The animal rights organization cited animal welfare, public health, and environmental concerns as grounds for a nationwide prohibition on meat advertising.
- •PETA India highlighted that a ban starting on Gandhi Jayanti would emphasize the principle of ahimsa and pointed to similar restrictions on meat advertising in several European cities.
- •The organization raised concerns about the treatment of animals during transportation and slaughter, and linked intensive animal farming to public health issues like antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases.
- •PETA India also argued that a meat-free diet aligns with India's long history of vegetarian food traditions and its status as home to the world's largest vegetarian population.
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PETA India has urged Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to implement a nationwide ban on advertisements promoting meat across billboards, television, digital platforms, and other media starting from October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti.
The animal rights organisation cited animal welfare, environmental concerns, public health issues such as antimicrobial resistance and diet-related diseases, and Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence to support the proposed ban.
PETA India pointed to restrictions on meat advertising introduced in several European cities including Amsterdam, Haarlem, Utrecht, and Nijmegen, which have been linked to environmental concerns.
