FireRetardant comments on Amsterdam's Ban on Meat and Fossil Fuel Advertising Comes Into Effect

Amsterdam's Ban on Meat and Fossil Fuel Advertising Comes Into Effect (earth.org)

submitted 6 months ago by Sepia@mander.xyz to c/world

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Over 50 cities, mostly European, have either restricted or tabled motions to introduce formal limitations on the advertisement of polluting products and services. Some – including several Dutch municipalities, Stockholm, Edinburgh and Sydney – have banned them altogether.

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[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Im all for banning big mac ads, but does this apply to delis and local butchers as well? That seens like an area where this ban could be more controversial compared to fast food advertising.

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[–] Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 months ago (3 children)

All meat consumption leads to the same kind of pollution, soil destruction and inefficient land use, with an even worse effect in a tiny country like the Netherlands. So they decided to do something about it.

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[+] Barley_Man@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

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[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

But traditional herding cannot be used to produce enough meet for the high demand there is. Therefore it is necessary to lower the demand, and banning meat advertising could help with that.

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[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 1 point 6 months ago

All meat involves torturing and killing for no reason.

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 point 6 months ago

If the Sami sell the meat to non-sami, you have the same problem

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