{"id":543,"date":"2013-04-07T09:26:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T13:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vnn.org\/vaisnava-news\/?p=543"},"modified":"2013-04-07T14:36:21","modified_gmt":"2013-04-07T18:36:21","slug":"prime-minister-accepts-meat-free-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/prime-minister-accepts-meat-free-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister accepts meat-free challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australia,\u00a0April 06, 2013 (VNN) via animalsaustralia.org<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/prime-min.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-544\" alt=\"prime-min\" src=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/prime-min-300x150.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/prime-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/prime-min.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Imagine: You&#8217;re in year 12, and you find out that the Prime Minister is coming to your school. Not only that, you&#8217;ll get the chance to speak with her! What do you say to her?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Passionate young South Australian, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unleashed.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Animals Australia Unleashed<\/a>\u00a0member, Leah knew just what to do \u2014 be a voice for the animals. When Julia Gillard paid a recent visit to Aberfoyle Park High School, in SA, Leah and her friends didn&#8217;t pass up the opportunity to take their concerns about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/animalsaustralia.org\/investigations\/live-export\/\" target=\"_parent\">live export<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/makeitpossible.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">factory farming<\/a>\u00a0straight to the top:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_46142\"  width=\"1170\" height=\"658\"  data-origwidth=\"1170\" data-origheight=\"658\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sdcb3jFm0jY?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Impressed with the passion and commitment of these young Australians, Prime Minister Gillard said that &#8220;South Australia will be in good hands&#8221; when they are older. We couldn&#8217;t agree more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Prime Minister Gillard meets students at Aberfoyle High School\" alt=\"Prime Minister Gillard meets students at Aberfoyle High School\" src=\"http:\/\/www.animalsaustralia.org\/images\/features\/250-pm-shaking-hands.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"138\" align=\"right\" \/>Leah and her friends recognised that it isn&#8217;t just the government that can make positive change for animals \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/makeitpossible.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">each of us<\/a>as individuals can too! So\u00a0<strong>they challenged the Prime Minister to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/makeitpossible.com\/guides\/tips-for-going-meat-free.php\" target=\"_blank\">go meat-free<\/a>\u00a0for two weeks<\/strong>. And she accepted!<\/p>\n<p>This personal commitment by the PM to take animals off her plate for two weeks will<a href=\"http:\/\/makeitpossible.com\/facts\/what-is-factory-farming.php#environment\" target=\"_blank\">save resources<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeitpossible.com\/features\/chicken-rescue.php\" target=\"_blank\">save animals&#8217; lives<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 as Albert Einstein (a meat-free genius himself) will now demonstrate:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take the meat-free challenge with the PM!<\/p>\n<p>The PM has stepped up to the plate (pun intended), and you can too! Challenge yourself to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whyveg.com\/pledge.php\" target=\"_blank\">go meat-free<\/a>\u00a0for two weeks (or more), and you&#8217;ll be reducing your environmental impact and taking a strong stand\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.animalsaustralia.org\/features\/abattoir-cruelty-history-repeating.php\" target=\"_parent\">against animal cruelty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These 3 simple steps will set you up for your challenge and help you discover the delights of cruelty-free eating:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Get some\u00a0<strong>handy tips on making the switch<\/strong>\u00a0to meat-free\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/makeitpossible.com\/guides\/tips-for-going-meat-free.php\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/whyveg.com\/recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0for loads of\u00a0<strong>delicious cruelty-free recipe ideas<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get your friends in on the action!<\/strong>\u00a0There&#8217;s no better way to go meat-free than with a mate. This gives you support, and someone to share recipes with. Best of all, it doubles the impact for animals! (Or you might even like to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fundraise.animalsaustralia.org\/\" target=\"_parent\">start up a fundraising page<\/a>\u00a0for your meat-free challenge.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia,\u00a0April 06, 2013 (VNN) via animalsaustralia.org Imagine: You&#8217;re in year 12, and you find out that the Prime Minister is coming to your school. 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