Politics

LA City Council Declares "Meatless Mondays"

They promise they can't force residents to abstain from meat on Mondays.

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The Los Angeles City Council has declared every Monday to be a so-called 'meatless Monday,' and is urging all residents to participate in the weekly day of vegetarianism.

NBC Los Angeles reports that with the vote Los Angeles has become the largest city to embrace the Meatless Monday campaign, a nonprofit with the goal of cutting down on meat consumption for health and environmental reasons.

H/T Res Publica Americana