On World Forest Day, activists of PETA, painted as a tiger, zebra and giraffe masqueraded outside the Rajiv Chowk metro station at Pallika Bazaar in Connaught Place in New Delhi.
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PETA’s message to passerby was that raising animals for food is one of the biggest causes of natural habitats and the species that live in them.
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PETA’s pitch is to go vegan because it is healthier for people and better for the planet. Its slogan is ‘animals are not ours to eat’.
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PETA is concerned that the meat industry is causing climate change by clearing forests, especially in countries where the highest percentage of unique plant and animal species exist.
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A Worldwatch Institute report says 51 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to meat, dairy and egg industries.