To the editor:

Here are the 10 best reasons for barbecuing veggie burgers and hot dogs this Independence Day, rather than ground-up animal body parts:

• Focusing on traffic and fireworks safety, rather than food safety
• Giving your eyes a break from reading government food warning labels
• Not sweating nasty E. coli and Salmonella bugs, if the temperature is too low
• Not sweating cancer-causing compounds, if barbecue temperature is too high
• Not wondering about what’s really in that burger or hot dog you’re chewing
• Giving your body a holiday from saturated fat, cholesterol and hormones
• Not sweating the animal cruelty and environmental devastation guilt trips
• Not having to explain to your kids why we feed Rex and eat Babe
• Distinguishing your Independence Day menu from your friends and neighbors
• Celebrating a day of independence from the meat industry

 

Sullivan Nectar

Suffolk