Belgian city will go vegetarian

Ghent is set to become the world's first vegetarian city.

Once per week the Belgian city will hold a meatless day during which all civil servants and elected politicians will eat only vegetarian meals.

Schools are also expected to follow with the meat free days which city bosses think will help improve Ghent's environmental footprint.

They claim that because livestock are responsible for nearly one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions the move will make the city greener.

But aren't they forgetting something, livestock are only responsible gas emissions when they are alive, not when they are on a plate with fries.