International day of action against McDonald's

  Protesters from Nottingham Animal Rights today joined with groups around the globe to mark international day of action against McDonald's.
Three different branches of McDonald's had activists outside during their lunch rush with placards, leaflets and a "Muck Donald's" spoof Ronald costume.

  Although organized by Nottingham Animal Rights, in addition to the animal cruelty (e.g. factory farming) issues, many topics were presented to shoppers including human rights concerns (pity a person with a McJob) and climate change concerns.

  Response from the public was overwhelmingly positive, almost all taking a leaflet or chatting to activists or smiling from distance and calling "wouldn't eat there anyway!".

  In a culture where heart disease and cancer are the biggest killers and a culture where mainstream consumers are increasingly informed and sympathetic to issues of animal cruelty and climate change, there is surely no place for a Big Mac and fries.