Last night before Valentine’s Day, local supporters of Animal Rebellion put up posters across Central Manchester reading slogans such as “Don’t Break Any Hearts This Valentine’s Day, Be Part Of A Plant-Based Future”, whilst also spray-painting stylised pawprints featuring hearts.
Areas the posters and paint could be seen were Market Street and around Piccadilly Gardens, including McDonalds and Burger King.
Alan Guthrie, 54, a charity worker from Tameside said:
“This Valentines Day we wanted to spread a message of love to all, including the nonhuman animals trapped in our systems of exploitation. A just and sustainable transition to a Plant Based Future is the best and quickest way for our Government to meet it’s net-zero commitments, restore the UK’s biodiversity and help struggling farmers.”
In 2018, comprehensive research from the University of Oxford showed that 76% of the land currently used for food production would be freed-up by a global transition to plant-based production
This land could be rewilded and begin carbon drawdown, mitigating the worst impacts of climate breakdown. A 2019 Harvard University report on UK farmland and food production from Helen Harwatt and Matthew N. Hayek also concluded that the UK would be carbon-negative if it completely transitioned to a plant-based food system
Animal Rebellion is urging wholesale governmental and societal support for farmers and fishing communities to transition to a plant-based food system and programme of rewilding that will secure a future for generations to come.
Other cities and towns in the UK targetted included Bristol, London, Leeds, Glasgow, Newcastle, York, Birmingham and Swansea.
