Vegetarian Paul McCartney wins 18-month battle w/ Liverpool McDonalds over displayed Beatles photos

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Beatle scores point for vegetarians

Paul McCartney has won an 18-month battle against McDonald's and points from vegetarians everywhere.

The long-time herbivore was angered that the chain was displaying pictures of The Beatles at one of its Liverpool, England, locations, according to the British newspaper Daily Star. Managers have since removed the offending photographs.

"Paul's famous (for) saying, 'If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian,' " PETA's president, Ingrid Newkirk, said to TODAYshow.com in an e-mail. "PETA alerted Paul to the photos of himself in the McDonald's restaurant, and he objected to the photos being put up in a place that sells the remains of slaughtered animals between two halves of a bun."

Newkirk added that McCartney has been extremely involved with PETA, starring in one of PETA's first "veg testimonial" public service announcements and narrating a video this year called "Glass Walls" for the group.

McCartney became a vegetarian with his late wife Linda decades ago. He continues to only serve vegetarian meals to his touring staff and ensures there is a vegetarian option for fans at every concert venue he plays.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38268383/ns/today-entertainment/

[mix]

1. awesome! nt

[Freddie Stubbs]

2. I say him play in Miami in April

I had a sausage sandwich, and his vegetarianism didn't even occur to me at the time, despite that episode of the Simpsons he was on.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Admire him for sticking ot his principles....among other reasons

[CBGLuthier]

4. "Paul's famous (for) saying, 'If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian,' "

No PETA, Paul McCartney is famous for being a member of the Beatles.


I doubt one person in a thousand knows (or cares) what he said about slaughterhouses.