Just west of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, another line has been breached in the global ‘war on meat.’ For fear of its impact on the climate, the city of Haarlem has moved to outlaw at least some advertisements for meat in public areas.
The resolution, which refers to “bioproducts” rather than meat, came from Ziggy Klazes, a Haarlem city councilor who represents the GroenLinks (“GreenLeft”) party.
She called it her “raised middle finger to the meat industry” in a Sept. 3 column.
The law would take effect in 2024 to honor existing contracts with advertisers.
It would also ban ads for fossil fuels, fossil fuel-powered cars, and vacation flights from those same public spaces, which include bus stations and advertising columns….