Flesh-Free Bites! PETA Donates Special Lone Star Tick Cookbook to Martha’s Vineyard Public Libraries
For Immediate Release:
August 21, 2024
Contact:
Sara Groves 202-483-7382
In response to news that 149 people so far this year on Martha’s Vineyard have been afflicted with alpha-gal syndrome—which can cause allergic reactions to the ingestion of meat and dairy—after being bitten by the lone star tick, PETA is donating copies of its Lone Star Tick Cookbook to public libraries on the island to help everyone take a bite out of delicious vegan cuisine. The recipes are tailor-made for people who have never considered themselves anything other than steak- and dairy ice cream–eaters. They include Philly “cheesesteaks,” slow-cooker Texas chili, and vegan sausage, biscuit, and gravy sandwiches—and every one of the delicious dishes is tick bite allergy–proof.
“From beef-free stews to pulled BBQ jackfruit, the tasty recipes in PETA’s cookbook prove that there’s no need to be ticked off by a meat allergy,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “We’re introducing involuntary lone star tick blood donors to delicious vegan meals that will have them enjoying every bite.”
Although animals used for food feel pain and fear, just as humans do, they endure mutilations like debeaking, castration, and dehorning and are trucked through all weather extremes, sometimes over hundreds of miles, without food or water. At slaughterhouses, workers hang them upside down and cut their throats—sometimes while they’re still conscious. Every person who goes vegan spares the lives of nearly 200 animals each year and greatly reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
PETA is sending copies of the cookbook to the Aquinnah Public Library, the Chilmark Free Public Library, the Edgartown Public Library, the Oak Bluffs Public Library, the Vineyard Haven Public Library, and the West Tisbury Public Library. It’s available for purchase here.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
