Dear Editor,
It’s time to put on your leather-free lederhosen, break out the “oompah” band, and get into the spirit of Oktoberfest with smoky soy bratwursts, faux-meat frankfurters, and other tasty vegan foods.
Meat sausages are the wurst. They can contain bits of the stomach, snout, tongue, intestines, and even the heart and anus of pigs and other animals. If that’s not enough to make you squeal, piglets on factory farms have their tails cut off, have their teeth broken off with pliers and are castrated—all without painkillers. At the slaughterhouse, terrified animals are hung upside down and have their throats slit. Many of them are still conscious and able to experience every agonizing moment as they bleed to death.
And it’s not just animals who suffer: Meat contributes to heart disease, strokes, diabetes, and several types of cancer. Fortunately, meat-free foods, such as Tofurky Kielbasa and Beer Brats, not only taste great, they’re also cholesterol-free and generally low in saturated fat. Check out www.PETA.org for more information, free vegan recipes, and product suggestions.
Heather Moore
PETA Foundation
501 Front St.
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-622-7382, ext. 8106

