Paul McCartney is asking Starbucks to stop charging more for vegan milk in the US.
The coffee chain doesn’t charge extra for vegan milk substitutes in the UK. “My friends at PETA US are campaigning for this,” the letter begins. “I sincerely hope that for the future of the planet and animal welfare you are able to implement this policy.”
“It recently came to my attention that Starbucks in the USA has an extra charge for plant-based milks as opposed to cow’s milk,” McCartney continues. “I must say this surprised me as I understand that in other countries like UK and India, there is the same charge for both types of milk and I would like to politely request that you consider this policy also in Starbucks USA.”
Plant-based milk options like oat, almond, coconut, and soy milk currently have an upcharge at Starbucks in the United States. PETA says this upcharge is Starbucks’ biggest contributor to its carbon footprint, since it encourages the continued use of cow’s milk. In January 2022, Starbucks cafes in the UK eliminated the extra charge on milk alternatives.
Paul McCartney is slated to perform at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena on May 2 and May 3 this year.
Paul McCartney and his family founded Meet Free Monday, which is a global campaign encouraging people to give up meat for one day a week. The singer also narrated ‘Glass Walls,’ a documentary about the treatment industrial farmed animals receive. For his 78th birthday, Paul McCartney shared, “All I’ve ever wanted for my birthday is peace on Earth – including for animals.”
McCartney has also urged world leaders at the 2021 United Nations Climage Change Conference to take action and adopt the Plant Based Treaty. The treaty addresses animal agriculture as an effect on climate change. “We believe in justice for animals, the environment, and people,” McCartney said on behalf of himself and his daughters. “That’s why we support the Plant Based Treaty and urge individuals and governments to sign it.”
Vegans are mentally ill.
I’ll 2nd that. That diet by default is deficient and causes premature aging and mental decline.
I think what’s mentally ill is torturing and killing defenseless animals when you can get all the nutrients you need from healthy, sustainable plant foods. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics notes that eating plant-based foods reduces the risk of suffering from many chronic degenerative diseases and conditions, including heart disease, cancer, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. I haven’t eaten an animal in 20 years and I am 42 in perfect health at my ideal weight and looking at least a decade younger. Add to that the fact that animal agriculture by some estimates is responsible for more global greenhouse gas emissions than all forms of transportation combined, as well as deforestation, pollution, runoff, and ocean dead zones, and I think it’s clear who’s mentally deficient.
Adding a 2nd to your own comment, using a different name, confirms your need help.
Coming from someone who is mentally ill. Yeesh
I think what’s mentally ill is torturing and killing defenseless animals when you can get all the nutrients you need from healthy, sustainable plant foods. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics notes that eating plant-based foods reduces the risk of suffering from many chronic degenerative diseases and conditions, including heart disease, cancer, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. I haven’t eaten an animal in 20 years and I am 42 in perfect health at my ideal weight and looking at least a decade younger. Add to that the fact that animal agriculture by some estimates is responsible for more global greenhouse gas emissions than all forms of transportation combined, as well as deforestation, pollution, runoff, and ocean dead zones, and I think it’s clear who’s mentally deficient.
Love Sir Paul and love vegan milk! It’s so hypocritical for Starbucks to claim they’re going to be more enviro-friendly while charging extra for vegan milks, which are so much more environmentally-friendly.
Sir Paul is a class act. Hopefully tone-deaf Starbucks will listen up and stop penalizing people who care about animals and the planet (as well as lactose intolerant people) by dropping its senseless surcharge on vegan milks.
I pay 50 cents more/drink to have soy, almond or oat milk. Which probably costs Starbucks $2 more per quart than regular milk (at retail prices.) My neighborhood Starbucks keeps running out of oat milk. That should tell them something about its popularity. Time for Starbucks to absorb these minor costs and make these alt milks part of the norm.