If this story is true then surely Moz would fire this "manager." Meat
is murder. Oh, and replacing meat with "cheese" is hardly a cruelty
free idea.

On Fri, 26 May 2006 00:49:36 +0100, vegcurry
> wrote:

>The West Briton, Thursday 25th May 2006
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>Star buys up meat to give to homeless
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>POP star Morrissey may have sung =3D3Fmeat is
>murder=3D3F but thanks to the vegetarian rocker the
>homeless at the St Petroc=3D3Fs hostel in Truro got a
>veritable meat feast this week.
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>The former frontman with legendary band
>The Smiths was headlining a concert at the Hall
>for Cornwall on Tuesday but his contract stated
>the venue should be meat-free.
>
>Despite raised eyebrows, this wasn=3D3Ft a prob-
>lem for the venue=3D3Fs cafe or restaurant - cheese
>sandwiches substituted ham and diners had to
>make do with veggie dishes.
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>However, Tuesday Is the day when the Truro
>Country Market Is held in the hail and one of the
>stallholders happens to be Chris Barrow of
>Cornish Country Meats.
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>Viv Shield, manager of the market, explained:
>=3D3FMost of the stallholders were up-in-arms when
>they found out we couldn=3D3Ft sell meat. They were
>defiant and decided to carry on selling it.
>
>=3D3FHowever, Morrissey=3D3Fs manager walked
>through and noticed Chris=3D3Fs stall. After some to-
>ing and fro-ing he bought up the whole stall and
>told us he would donate it to St Petroc=3D3Fs.=3D3F
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>She added: =3D3FMorrissey=3D3Fs a huge artist and has
>the power to stick to his principles, but he was
>actually affecting people=3D3Fs livelihoods.=3D3F
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>Butcher Chris Barrow told The West Briton
>the whole incident was =3D3Funbelievable=3D3F.
>=3D3FWhen the manager said he would buy the
>whole lot I thought he was joking,=3D3F he said.
>=3D3FHe asked me how much I wanted and I
>thought about it and said =A3200. He took out a wad
>of cash and paid it without blinking an eye.
>=3D3FI wish I=3D3Fd said =A3300 now.=3D3F
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>The meat was later taken to the St Petroc=3D3Fs
>hostel in Richmond Hill, Truro. It consisted of
>two bin bags full of sausages, lamb, venison,
>sirloin steak, chops, 40 packets of smoked bacon
>and 30 packets of sliced ham.
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>=3D3FI=3D3Fve never even heard of Morrissey though I
>understand he=3D3Fs quite a big name,=3D3F said Chris.
>Tim Brinkman, director of the hail, said:
>=3D3FDifferent artists have different demands and
>we always try our hardest to accommodate
>them.=3D3F
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>St Petroc=3D3Fs chief executive Steve Ellis said:=20
>=3D3FMorrissey didn=3D3Ft want his donation publicised
>but as It has come out, I=3D3Fm happy to say we=3D3Fre
>extremely grateful.=3D3F
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>Morrissey has always been a staunch ve-
>getarian and supporter of animal rights. The
>title track of the 1984 Smiths album Meat Is
>Murder Is an emotional attack on meat-eaters.
>This year he refused to tour in Canada because
>of the country=3D3Fs support of seal clubbing.
>
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>Good on ya Morrissey for sticking to your priciples and putting your=20
>money where your mouth is. And what a contrast to the butcher who=20
>admitted he'd have overcharged him if he knew who and why.=20
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>vegcurry