'Go Green--Go Veg,' Suggests Bikini-Clad Beauty

For Immediate Release:
July 16, 2008

Contact:
Ashley Byrne 757-622-7382

Washington - Wearing nothing but a bikini fashioned from strategically placed lettuce leaves, Playboy Playmate Lauren Anderson will hand out tasty, humane, and healthful hot dogs--of the veggie variety--along with free copies of PETA's "Vegetarian Starter Kit." The action, which will take place July 16 on Capitol Hill, marks National Veggie Dog Day--PETA's answer to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council's declaration that July is National Hot Dog Month.

Date: Wednesday, July 16
Time: 12 noon
Place: Rayburn House Office Building courtyard, Independence Avenue entrance

Veggie dogs--which contain roughly a third of the fat and calories that meat hot dogs contain--can shrink your waistline. But PETA's Playmate member and her bikini-clad friends want policymakers to note that veggie dogs can also help shrink your carbon footprint. Researchers at the University of Chicago have found that switching to a vegan diet is more effective at countering global warming than switching from a standard car to a Toyota Prius. A 2006 UN report determined that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined.