Monday, December 3, 2007

Be Happy, Healthy and Humane!

Elizabeth Pembleton, a sophomore from Atlanta, recently gave a protest speech for her public speaking class outside the Chapel on UGA's North Campus. In this speech, she addressed concerns about contaminants that are in meat, and how to avoid getting sick from them. Ways she suggested were to not buy from companies that are notorious for their haphazard manufacturing, to buy organic, free-range meats from local markets, or to not buy or eat meat at all. She also mentioned the University of Georgia student organization S.O.S. and encouraged audience members to try vegetarianism or, at the very least, Meat Out Mondays. Because she is vegetarian and a health promotion major, she attempted to sway people using the slogan, “Be Happy, Healthy and Humane”, and handed S.O.S. stickers out at the end to promote the distribution of the message of her speech. It seemed to work, as a few students commented how they would definitely try Meat Out Mondays.

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