A Dutch city will ban meat advertisements in public spaces in an effort to reduce meat consumption.
Haarlem, which lies west of Amsterdam, will ban advertisements from buses and shelters. The ban prompted complaints from the meat sector that the municipality is “going too far in telling people what’s best for them,” according to The Guardian.
Ziggy Klazes, a councilor from the GroenLinks party, drafted the motion banning meat advertising and told the Haarlem105 radio channel: “We are not about what people are baking and roasting in their own kitchen; if people wanted to continue eating meat, fine. … We can’t tell people there’s a climate crisis and encourage them to buy products that are part of the cause.”
Sander van den Raadt, the leader of the Trots Haarlem group, said despite Haarlem endorsing freedom of choice, “If you like meat instead of soft grass, ‘the patronizing brigade’ will come and tell you that you are completely wrong.”
