Quit hogging the fried octopus balls!

TOKYO (AFP) - Animal rights activists on Tuesday urged Japanese baseball stadiums to give up their usual fare of hot dogs and fried octopus balls and go vegetarian to fight global warming.

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Japan’s baseball commissioners announced as the season opened last week that the national pastime would take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in particular by speeding up games.

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But People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA)

said it would be more effective for concession stands to serve exclusively vegetarian fare.

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“By selling only vegetarian foods,

your baseball league will become a leader in the fight

against global warming,”

PETA said in a letter to Nippon Professional Baseball

commissioner Yasuchika Negoro.

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“Because vegetarians are less prone to serious illnesses like heart disease,  diabetes and obesity  than meat-eaters, fans will be happier and healthier while cheering on their favourite team,” it said.

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A 2006 study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation found that the livestock industry contributed more to global warming than all of the world’s transportation.

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PETA, which is based in the United States, noted that many North American baseball stadiums now offered vegetarian food including burgers made of soy or beans.

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In other words, there will be no more

eating of octopus balls at baseball

games in Japan.

Are you happy now, PETA?

My guess is no.