If you want to save the world, veganism isn’t the answer

Experts from the University of Edinburgh and Scotland’s Rural College said farmers were increasingly feeling demonised by the unsupported ‘meat is evil’ claims being promoted by environmental lobbyists. Speaking at a panel in central London, they argued that meat was critical for the physical and mental health of children, particularly in developing countries, and said that moving away from livestock farming would not improve land use. Prof Mike Coffey, from Scotland’s Rural College, added: “It’s completely unnecessary to go vegan.  “If everybody went vegan it would be devastating for the UK environment.