Feeding kids meat is child abuse – Peta

Peta, the animal rights group renowned for its extreme actions, has launched its latest campaign to promote vegetarianism by suggesting the feeding of meat to kids is bad parenting and tantamount to child abuse.

Playing heavily on the conscience of parents the campaign states: “Feeding children meat is child abuse.  Stuffing your kids full of burgers and bangers will not only make them fat and lethargic – it may also set them up for a host of health problems, including heart disease, diabetes and several types of cancer.”

A spokesman for the Meat and Livestock Commission said the campaign was “incredibly irresponsible”.

“The campaign doesn’t appear to draw on any science or research; it’s just a bunch of unsubstantiated factoids that Peta has thrown together for its own publicity purposes.

“It’s incredibly irresponsible.  Withdrawing meat from children’s diets won’t do them any good as they will be missing vital minerals and nutrients.”