Babcock University stops serving of meat to students

Students of Babcock University would have to take their meals without meat, the university management has said. The decision is in line with the doctrine of its owners, Seventh Day Adventist Church which abhors the consumption of meat by members.

The Vice-President of the university, Prof Iheanyichukwu Okoro, said that meat diets are generally unhealthy to consumers.

His words: “The seventh Day Adventist Church, owners of Babcock, is not just only concerned about the spiritual well being of people but the physical and it has been shown without doubt in all scientific literature that vegetarian diet is superior to any meat diet. I can tell you with the vegetarian diet that they are taking; they look healthier than when they go home”

Okoro explained that members of the church are allowed to eat only ‘clean meat’’ in accordance with Biblical injunction. “They are not allowed to eat pork, dog, camel or vulture meat because they are unclean meat,” he said.

He urged students who feel uncomfortable to understand the church’s teaching on meat consumption and take cognizance of the fact that they are healthier without meat.

“Ask them if they are not healthier with what they eat here than what they eat at home. If they will not say it, their parents say it all the time,” he said.