For immediate release:
July 1, 2021
Contact:
David Pearl 202-483-7382
Saint Louis – Missouri won big in PETA Nationals. 10 best vegan dogs rating grabbing two spots just in time for the Fourth of July.
Among the winners Steve’s Hot Dogs in St. Louis, for its aptly named Very Very Veggie Dog, piled high with fried onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and homemade smoky pepper mustard, and World of Love Coffee in St. Charles, for its Greek Dawg, gyroscope-style sausages, seasoned with vegan feta, Kalamata olives and a savory za’atar cocktail.
“Missouri has established itself as winner with these fragrant picks that leave pigs alone, ”says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “Whether it’s July 4th or any other day, the PETA rating shows how easy it is to enjoy your favorite food without suffering.”
According to the World Health Organization, processed meat, including hot dogs, causes cancer. Every person who goes vegan has a lower risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes; dramatically reduces the carbon footprint; and helps prevent future epidemics and pandemics. Swine flu, avian flu, and COVID-19 arose from keeping and killing animals for food.
For animals in the meat industry, workers cut off pig tails, cut off their teeth with pliers, and castrate males — all without any pain relief — and keep cows in tight, dirty pens without weather protection. In slaughterhouses, workers hang animals upside down, often while they are still conscious, and bleed to death.
Other winners on the PETA list include a Nacho hot dog at The Vegetable Hunter in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Califas Dawg at Cali Dawg in San Jose, California; Eloth the dog at Cycle Dogs in Seattle; and Crispy Buffalo Dog at the Sealevel City vegan diner in Wilmington, North Carolina. Steve’s Hot Dogs, Peace Love Coffee and other eateries will receive a framed certification from PETA, which also offers a list of the best ready-to-heat vegan hot dogs available in grocery stores on its website.
PETA, whose motto is in part that “animals are not ours to eat,” is opposed to specisism, a worldview focused on human excellence. For more information please visit PETA.org or subscribe to the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram…