The move has been praised by animal rights campaigners
A city council has banned meat and dairy, promising to only serve plant-based food and drink at internal meetings from this month.
The change comes after a local resident urged Nottingham “to do the same” as other councils, arguing that “meat and dairy are major contributors to the climate and ecological emergencies”, the PA news agency reports. According to council papers, the resident said that other local authorities such as Oxfordshire County Council, Exeter council and Cambridge council have adopted similar policies.
However, the National Farmers’ Union , which represents agricultural workers across England and Wales, criticised the policy change. NFU president Tom Bradshaw said: “What we eat is a personal choice and not something which is imposed.
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