Nebraska governor takes aim at Colorado’s meatless day, calling it a ‘direct attack’
Written by Associated Press
Pete Ricketts declares ‘Meat on the Menu Day’ to support his state’s beef industry and push back against animal rights activists
Nebraska’s governor Pete Ricketts railed Monday against a proclamation by the governor of neighboring Colorado that encourages people to avoid meat for one day a week, calling it a “direct attack on our way of life” and signing a pro-meat declaration of his own.
Ricketts surrounded himself with top officials from Nebraska’s meat, agricultural and restaurant industries as he declared Saturday “Meat on the Menu Day” in Nebraska.
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