PHOENIX -- A national animal rights group offered Arizona's governor a unique way to give the state a little financial help on Wednesday.
Representatives with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, sent Arizona governor Jan Brewer a letter after learning the state may be forced to sell several buildings at the Capitol.
They're offering to pay to decorate the Capitol building with a banner featuring a PETA Lettuce Lady and the slogan "Lettuce Legislate: Meat-Free Monday."
"It's a winning proposition for Arizona's budget and its citizens," PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said in a news release. "In this case, saving money means helping save people from coronary bypass surgery, saving the environment, and saving animals from the slaughterhouse."
PETA's letter pointed out that the Belgian city of Ghent, restaurants across Israel, many schools in the U.K., Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and Sir Paul McCartney (who has spent time in Arizona) already endorse a weekly meat-free day.
They say the Lettuce Lady banner would give a boost to Arizonans' well-being while delivering a small shot in the arm to the state's budget.
