Billboard, who first reported on Sir Paul's letter, said the Seattle-based company currently charges 70 cents extra for non-dairy milk.
According to PETA, producing cow's milk generates around three times more greenhouse-gas emissions, and uses nine times more land than vegan options do.
It takes 628 liters of water to make 1 liter of cow's milk, while oat or soy milk requires 90% less water.The icon's letter comes a month ahead of two scheduled Seattle concerts at the Climate Pledge Arena, a venue not far from Starbucks' headquarters.In a statement given to the New York Post, PETA president Ingrid Newkirk said, "Paul is in a bit of a COVID-19 bubble on the tour as any cancellation would be a huge problem, so instead of going out to a Starbucks with PETA to give away soy lattes, he decided to pitch in by personally writing to the company."The PETA President added, "Even the name of the venue is a reminder that cow's milk production contributes to global climate change, something Starbucks should get behind."While attending the controversial Provo Canyon School in Utah as a teenager, Kat Von D was falsely told that she contracted HIV via a tattoo, she claims.It took several years before finding out she was actually disease-free.
The former "L.A. Ink" star shared her experience with Paris Hilton on the heiress's "Trapped in Treatment" podcast. Paris also famously attended the Utah school, where she alleged that she was physically, mentally and emotionally abused."My experience was probably a little different than yours because my parents put me in there because they were terrified of the tattoo world, you know," Kat told Paris. "And I don't blame them at the time.
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