Brian May blames meat-eating for rise of coronavirus

Queen guitarist and new vegan says 'eating animals has brought us to our knees as a species' despite source of pandemic still unclear

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Brian May, guitarist with Queen, has criticised meat-eating and cited it as the cause of coronavirus, despite a lack of scientific consensus over the origin of the disease.

Speaking to the NME, May said: "This pandemic seemed to come from people eating animals and it's becoming more well known that eating animals is not the greatest thing for our health " We've seen more of the effects of how eating animals has brought us to our knees as a species, I think it's time to re-examine our world in a way that doesn't abuse other species."