For Immediate Release:
April 14, 2023
Contact:
Moira Colley 202-483-7382
New Haven, Conn. – Andrea and Alan Spaulding, owners of the landmark Top Dog hotdog stand, have actually revealed that they prepare to retire at the end of the summer season, triggering PETA to send them a letter today to check out buying the distinctive trailer and changing it into a Not Dog stand that would serve yummy vegan hot dogs.
PETA keeps in mind that consuming vegan hot dogs not just spares animals the suffering of the meat market however—because research studies reveal that consuming simply one meat hotdog can take 36 minutes off a human life—likewise might help keep Top Dog’s clients in leading shape for several years to come. The switch might likewise increase the cherished business’s durability: The international market for vegan hot dogs grew by 20% in 2015, and over half of all U.S. homes now look for vegan food.
“After 43 years, the time is ripe for Top Dog to say goodbye to unhealthy, processed meat made from cow and pig parts and hello to the delicious veggie dogs that today’s diners are eating right up,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA would relish the opportunity to give Top Dog a second life as part of the booming vegan food market.”
PETA—whose slogan checks out, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—provides complimentary vegan starter kits to help anybody make the switch. For more details, please go to PETA.orglisten to The PETA Podcastor follow the group on Twitter, Facebookor Instagram.
PETA’s letter to the Spauldings follows.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Spalding,
I’m composing on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals U.S.—PETA entities have more than 9 million members and advocates internationally, consisting of lots of thousands throughout Connecticut, and PETA U.S. is the biggest animal rights organization worldwide—following reports you’ll be offering your business after 43 years, with a deal you might truly sink your teeth into. Will you please think about providing your Top Dog stand to us at an affordable cost, so we can change it into a vegan Not Dog stand?
Here’s why we are interested: Eating hot dogs can put customers of any ages in the quick lane to disease. Eating simply one meaty hotdog can take 36 minutes off a human life. The World Health Organization reports that processed meat—consisting of hot dogs—triggers cancer, while research studies reveal that taking in vegan foods like protein-rich, cholesterol-free tofu supports a leading costs of health and decreases the danger of experiencing particular kinds of cancer, heart problem, and strokes.
And there’s another outstanding factor to select vegan hot dogs. Pigs, cows, and other animals frequently utilized for hot dogs are smart, delicate people who feel discomfort and form strong bonds with others. Yet the countless these animals who are killed in the U.S. every year are raised on dirty agriculture and sustain difficult crowding in addition to regular mutilation, such as castration and tail-docking—with no discomfort relief—prior to they are sent on a frightening journey to the slaughterhouse, where they go through a violent death. By contrast, vegetable dogs extra living, feeling beings this unpleasant fate and win you a location in all caring hearts.
The variety of vegans is increasing—there’s been a 500% boost in the U.S. because 2014, and over half of all U.S. homes now purchase vegan food. The international market for plant-based hot dogs grew by a tremendous 20% in 2015 and is predicted to reach a market price of $1.99 billion by 2032. Several significant brand names—consisting of Portillo’s, Lightlife, Field Roast, and Wienerschnitzel—are even presently offering their own vegan hot dogs.
Franklywe desire everybody to think about that they now have choices, whether they’re vegan for ethical, ecological, health, spiritual, or other factors or they simply wish to attempt a vegan hotdog. Since Americans’ cravings for cruelty-free foods is just growing, we hope you’ll relish this chance to catsup with the pattern by offering your hotdog stand to us. Thank you for your factor to consider. We anticipate speaking with you.
Very really yours,
Ingrid Newkirk
President
