Letters to Editors
Restaurant Staples VRG's Be Kind to Animals—Don't Eat Them! Bumper Sticker on Each Take-Out Bag
We staple your Be Kind to Animals—Don't Eat Them! bumper sticker on all our to-go bags. It's a subtle way to invite our community to join us on our journey towards a vegan lifestyle and combat animal cruelty.
Gaia and Loki (New Jersey), via email
Why I Love Writing Restaurant Profiles for VRG's Online Guide
Writing about restaurants that serve vegan fare to be added to VRG's online guide to veggie restaurants in the USA and Canada is a wonderful experience. It combines so many of my fervent passions—helping, health, food, writing, animal welfare, and more. I'm grateful that writing these pieces provides me the opportunity, in my own small way, to support VRG, an organization I admire and appreciate, in its mission to promote a vegan lifestyle. Aligning my actions with my values while helping others is truly gratifying.
Having experienced how challenging it can be to find eateries that sync with my health and ethical concerns, budget, and palate (especially while traveling), I appreciate VRG's guide as a valuable resource for diners who I am happy to help with.
Writing these entries for VRG allows me to celebrate the courage, creativity, and dedication of restaurateurs who strive to contribute to a healthier world that is kinder to animals and our planet. Often when I speak to them, they enthusiastically share their unique experiences and particular motivation. Connecting with them and hearing their stories is thought-provoking and inspiring which increases my desire to help their businesses thrive by making others aware of them.
Cheryl A. Van Beek, via email
Editor's Note: Visit VRG's online guide to veggie restaurants in the USA and Canada: www.vrg.org/restaurant
