To the Editor:
Here are 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 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.

  Wind Dorchester
  Washington