Veggies angry over buses' leather seats
Contributed by VeggieGirl
A new fleet of luxury 'green' buses in Preston has come under fire -
from veggies.
The Vegetarian Society has blasted Preston Bus for using leather seats
on its new park and ride fleet.
The group says bus companies should not be equipping their vehicles
with the seats in a bid to entice more people to use them, saying it
causes suffering to animals and there are plenty of synthetic
alternatives available.
...
Annette Pinner, chief executive of the Vegetarian Society, said:
"There are many vegetarians who would not want to sit on leather seats
and would take the view that bus companies should be looking at
alternatives because of the cruelty to animals and the environmental
effects.
"Many vegetarians take their lifestyles beyond their choices about
diet and they would be quite disturbed if they thought the use of
leather was increasing.
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http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Veggies-angry-over-buses39-leather.4141579.jp
Approved by andyba on June 06,2008 | 12:14:49
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