Meat Into Electricity

Imagine finding out that your house is powered by meat, of all things. This could certainly be the case in the UK as Tesco, a UK-based grocery and merchandising giant, ships off 5,000 tons of meat that has passed its sell-by date to be recycled into electricity. Vegetarians International Voice for Animals (Viva!) is outraged about this fact, and believes that consumers should be informed if meat is being used to power their houses. Tesco claims that using the meat for electricity is part of a green drive, but Viva! simply sees it as proof of greed and indifference. Viva! campaigns manager Justin Kerswell says that “you have to ask yourself: why is so much [meat] left over and why are so many animals dying to provide this excess?” Wouldn’t we all like to know?