{"id":754527,"date":"2018-09-07T08:50:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T12:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=754527"},"modified":"2018-09-07T08:50:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T12:50:40","slug":"buenos-aires-how-argentinas-meat-loving-capital-is-going-vegan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=754527","title":{"rendered":"Buenos Aires: How Argentina&#8217;s meat-loving capital is going vegan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Veganism is on the rise. Each year more and more people are starting to see animals differently. It\u2019s slow progress, though it\u2019s exciting for us nonetheless.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ELIZABETH SULIS KIM:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;Although Argentina is still one of the biggest consumers of meat, in particular beef, the times are changing. Today, Buenos Aires has more than 60 vegetarian and vegan restaurants, plus many more that offer plant-based options. \u201cThe meat culture in Argentina is still really strong,\u201d says Vanina Compagnet, owner of vegan steak house La Reverde Parillita Vegana. \u201cBut veganism is on the rise. Each year more and more people are starting to see animals differently. It\u2019s slow progress, though it\u2019s exciting for us nonetheless&#8221;&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Lionel Messi and Sergio Ag\u00fcero, two prominent Argentinian football players, contributed to changing attitudes by going vegan for this year\u2019s World Cup season. Both players ditched meat, dairy, pasta and sugar, as advised by Italian doctor Giuliano Poser. Ag\u00fcero said that following the doctor\u2019s advice had put an end to his recurring muscle injuries&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Significantly, it\u2019s not just the young or radical who are changing their minds about vegetarianism and veganism: it\u2019s also happening at the heart of the Argentine state. In July 2017, the Casa Rosada \u2013 the Argentine office of the president \u2013 trialled Lunes Vegano, or meat-free Mondays, at the staff canteen. And this year, the Casa Rosada plans to bring it back on a permanent basis. A chalkboard outside the canteen last year read: \u201cMeat-free Monday: it improves your health, challenges you to do something new, it\u2019s good for the planet. Eat vegetables. 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