Borat-inspired activists urge end to eating horses

Borat-inspired UK animal rights activists clad in lettuce-leave bikinis braved the winter chill in the Kazakh commercial capital Almaty today, urging Kazakhs to stop eating horse meat and turn vegetarian.

Two activists from Peta, or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, stressed, however, that unlike the hit spoof movie Borat, their message was positive.

“The Borat film is ridiculing Kazakhstan, but we come with a positive message: how to live a healthier, longer life” said Yvonne Taylor, one of the two Lettuce-Ladies, her teeth chattering as they stood Almaty’s main square while the temperature was around zero.

Taylor and a fellow activist held small blue Kazakh national flags and signs that read: “Let Vegetarianism Grow on You”.

“The scantily-clad beauties are asking the people of Almaty to mark the New Year by switching from dishes like beshbarmak (horse meat and noodles) and zhambas (baked sheep’s head) to healthy and humane meatless alternatives,” Peta said in a statement.