THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, June 9, 1995                   TAG: 9506080050
SECTION: DAILY BREAK              PAGE: E12  EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY AMBER DUNCAN, HIGH SCHOOL CORRESPONDENT 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

MANY TEENS ARE NO LONGER EATING MEAT

NOT ALL teenagers are into tatoos, nose rings and green hair. Lately, the fastest growing teen trend at Manteo High School is being pro-animal and excluding meat from of the diet.

Today's teens say they are more concerned about animal rights than their predecessors.

``Obviously, death is a real part of nature. It can't be disputed that nature only works with prey and predator as part of the food chain. But industrialized meat production has become disgusting, cruel and completely unnatural,'' said Jennifer Johnson, a Manteo High School senior.

Johnson recommended reading ``Diet for a New America,'' by John Robbins.

``After not eating meat for a while, you don't even want it,'' said Brooke Burkheart, a Manteo High sophomore, who has eliminated it from her diet.

Instead of being so concerned with themselves, some high school students are getting into positive trends, such as vegetarianism, that can change their world. MEMO: Amber Duncan is a sophomore at Manteo High School. by CNB