SHORT TAKES : McCartney Caught in Meat Beef
A beef over meat has taken center stage at Paul McCartney’s concert in the heart of farm country.
The former Beatle is expected to attract more than 55,000 people to the show tonight at Iowa State University in the middle of the nation’s leading pork-producing state.
But it’s the “Meat Stinks” campaign of an animal rights group that has been attracting all the attention.
The Maryland-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it plans to staff an informational booth at the concert, offering up tofu as an alternative to hotdogs.
McCartney and his wife, Linda, a keyboard player in his band, are vegetarians and have taped a message for the group’s hotline.
Iowa cattlemen said Tuesday they will ignore the protesters.
“We urge all livestock producers and agriculture groups to channel their energy instead to working together to provide the public with accurate information about our industry,” said Marshall King, an industry spokesman.
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