‘Not everyone has the time or money to follow a vegetarian diet’
Helena Horton
Helena Horton
Helena Horton, 20, third-year philosophy student at the University of York, is vegetarian. She says:
I’ve been vegetarian since I was eight. Eating animals is gross and sad, and the meat industry is bad for the environment and harmful to animals. Paul McCartney said: “If abattoirs had glass walls, then we would all be vegetarian.” People should cut down on meat, but I understand that not everyone can afford the time or money to follow a vegetarian diet.
The issue should possibly be higher on the political agenda, though there are arguably more important things happening, such as the rise in the need for food banks.