Animal rights group PETA has asked a famous Scottish castle to ban all animal products and change its name to help their cause.
Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye received a letter from the group yesterday, asking it to become the first vegan castle in the world and change its name to GoVegan Castle.
The organisation, whose motto is 'animals are not ours to eat, has even suggested a new logo for the castle if it agreed to the name change.
PETA said that the unusual suggestion would allow the castle to 'tap into the growing interest in going vegan, which is at an all-time high in Scotland'.
A letter to Dunvegan Castle from PETA said: "We understand that there may be some resistance to making a change, but we are confident that becoming the world's first vegan castle with a shiny new name to match would lead to increased tourism and international publicity for your ancestral seat as well as helping draw attention to the benefits to human health, the environment, and animals of embracing a vegan lifestyle."
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The organisation said requests from Scots for its free vegan starter kit have risen 223 per cent and that recent research from Mintel had shown 20 per cent of 16 to 24-year-old's in the UK have backed plant eating.
Dawn Carr, PETA manager of special projects, said: "By offering vegan food at its cafe and famous ice-cream trike, GoVegan Castle would make a name for itself as a progressive international holiday destination.
"PETA stands ready to help Scotland's oldest continually occupied castle become a one-of-a-kind steward for animals, the environment and human health."
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Last year Peta named Edinburgh the UK's Most Vegan Friendly City, an accolade held by Glasgow in 2013.
Dunvegan Castle has yet to comment on the proposal.
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