PETA Wants Milk Dropped as State Beverage in Maryland 

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wants Maryland to drop milk as its state beverage.  It targeted Maryland knowing it has an animal rights-supporting friend in the Governor’s office. 

PETA sent a letter to Governor Parris N. Glendening asking for his help in the anti-milk campaign.  Glendening is a noted friend of the animal rights movement.  According to PETA, his lame-duck status makes this “the perfect time for him to drop (milk) without any political consequences.” 

Milk was named the state drink by the General Assembly in 1998.  The governor cannot change the endorsement on his own, but he can ask the legislature to reconsider the issue.  PETA suggests soymilk as the alternative. 

According to Glendening’s spokesman, Raquel Guillory, the letter was forwarded to the state Dept. of Agriculture and the governor had not yet seen it.

Bruce Friedrich, PETA’s Vegan Campaign Coordinator, said the animal rights group plans to lobby other milk-endorsing states also.

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