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- BUSINESS, Page 51Business NotesAGRICULTUREBig Stink in The Beef Belt
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- Country singer k.d. lang may sound like a cowgal, but she
- doesn't think like one. In a series of TV spots to be aired in
- the fall, the Grammy winner takes aim at the very lifeblood of
- cattle country. "If you knew how meat was made, you'd probably
- lose your lunch," says lang as part of a "Meat Stinks" campaign
- launched by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a
- group that opposes most uses of animals other than for
- companionship.
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- Word of lang's message is causing indigestion in the beef
- belt. Some radio stations in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and
- Nebraska have struck her songs from their playlists. "This is
- agriculture country," says Ken Kujawa, program director at
- KRES-FM in Moberly, Mo. "We don't care if k.d. lang is a
- vegetarian, but when she says `Meat stinks,' that hurts
- everyone who lives in this area." Other singing vegetarians,
- notably Paul McCartney, have spoken out in lang's defense.
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