PETA Pushes GAIL’s to Ditch Harmful Vegan Milk Upcharge

PETA Pushes GAIL’s to Ditch Harmful Vegan Milk Upcharge

London – PETA has launched a campaign calling on GAIL’s CEO Tom Molnar to end the chain’s unfair surcharge on vegan milk. The animal protection group notes that despite consumers increasingly choosing plant milk for animals, their health, and the environment, GAIL’s is falling behind industry standards by charging extra for oat and soya.

In the dairy industry, calves are taken away from their beloved mothers so that the milk produced for them can be sold to humans. Once the cows’ bodies wear out after repeated pregnancies, they’re sent to slaughter. The industry is also a major contributor to the climate catastrophe: emissions from farming cows are the primary source of the greenhouse gas methane, which is 80 times more potent in warming the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Starbucks has even admitted that vegan milks are better for the planet than dairy milk.

“GAIL’s is milking customers who care about animals and the planet by offering a discount on re-useable cups but still charging extra for plant milk,” says PETA Vice President of Vegan Projects Dawn Carr. “Dairy milk is an environmental disaster, cruel to cows, and bad for human health. We’re calling on the company to ditch the upcharge and encourage all conscious coffee drinkers to join PETA’s campaign.”

More people than ever are choosing plant milks, and the consumption of dairy milk in the UK has declined by nearly 50% over the past 50 years. One in 10 UK adults are also lactose intolerant. PETA notes that the majority of high-street coffee chains – including Starbucks, Pret, Costa, and Caffè Nero – offer at least one dairy-free milk at no extra charge.

PETA – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat or abuse in any way” – points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits. For more information, please visit PETA.org.uk or follow PETA on Facebook, X, TikTok, or Instagram.

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Jennifer White +44 (0) 20 7837 6327; [email protected]

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