26 Colorado counties sign 'meat-in' proclamations to counter Gov. Polis's 'meat out' announcement
Gov. Jared Polis's announcement of March 20 as MeatOut Day has sparked a beefy debate across the state.
and last updated 2021-03-17 16:59:47-04
DENVER â Gov. Jared Polis's announcement of March 20 as MeatOut Day has sparked a beefy debate across the state.
On Tuesday, El Paso County became the 26th county to proclaim the same day as Meat In Day.
"I think what really punched our producers and livestock producers throughout the state is that this proclamation was excluding a product when most proclamations are celebrating a product," said Erin Karney, the industry advancement director at the Colorado Cattlemenâs Association. "I think that's really why producers throughout the state reacted the way they did."