Blue Peter’s anti-meat message to children dropped

Blue Peter Green Badge

The BBC’s Blue Peter programme has been forced to drop its request to ask children to ‘go meat-free’ as part of its green badge initiative for ‘climate heroes.’ This followed strong opposition from leading levy boards, individual farmers and trade organisations.

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