The reason the obligation to abstain from meat is dispensed for this Friday is because it is the
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. A solemnity is a more important day than a Friday of Lent. Therefore one is not obligated to abstain from meat. Canon 1251 says:
Can. 1251 Abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday. Abstinence and fasting are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
BTW - did you know that beavers, turtles, otters, manatees, and capybaras are not considered meat either?
You can read all about it here.
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