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`Turn Hamburg into Veggieburg`:The Asian Age
Hamburg, Apr 29: The German port of Hamburg has been offered $10,500 to change its name to `Veggieburg` by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the city`s association with hamburgers.
Hamburg,Apr 29: The German port of Hamburg has been offered $10,500 to change its name to "Veggieburg" by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the city’s association with hamburgers.
"Hamburg could promote animal welfare and court sympathy for animals by changing its name to Veggieburg," the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wrote in a letter sent to Hamburg Mayor Ole von Beust on Monday.
The German chapter of Peta said it would give Hamburg’s childcare facilities $10,500 worth of vegetarian burgers if the city changed its name. But city officials in Hamburg, which traces its roots the ninth century, were unmoved. "I cannot afford to waste my time with this. I don’t even want to look at nonsense like this," said Klaus May, a city government spokesman.
In its letter, Peta said the name Hamburg conjured up images of "unhealthy beef patties made of pulverised dead cattle."
"Hamburg could promote animal welfare and court sympathy for animals by changing its name to Veggieburg," the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wrote in a letter sent to Hamburg Mayor Ole von Beust on Monday.
The German chapter of Peta said it would give Hamburg’s childcare facilities $10,500 worth of vegetarian burgers if the city changed its name. But city officials in Hamburg, which traces its roots the ninth century, were unmoved. "I cannot afford to waste my time with this. I don’t even want to look at nonsense like this," said Klaus May, a city government spokesman.
In its letter, Peta said the name Hamburg conjured up images of "unhealthy beef patties made of pulverised dead cattle."