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Soy sorry

Sep 08

9:02 AM

Re "Make that a footlong," editorial, Sept. 2:

Your griping about The Cancer Project’s assertion that meat-based hot dogs are nothing more than slaughterhouse flotsam and jetsam sounded like a teenager being told by her parents to stop seeing her total loser boyfriend; it only makes her want to see him more.

You could’ve said, "We’ve learned that eating the ‘old’ hot dogs is thoroughly disgusting and unhealthy." Then you could have suggested soy-based hot dogs. That way, no pigs and cows get killed, and nobody bumps up their chances for cancer.

Sue Perna

Wakefield

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Before you jump on the Soy bandwagon.....

Submitted by Watch.Dog on Sun, 09/07/2008 at 7:13 am.

You might want to check out the web site www.thewholesoystory.com . It has been up and running for over 8 years and provides some interesting insight into the soy industry.

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Good point Charles

Submitted by xxJoxx on Sat, 09/06/2008 at 7:25 am.

Leave our hotdogs alone--sheesh...

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Hot Dogs

Submitted by charlesm on Fri, 09/05/2008 at 10:40 pm.

Pigs and cows are not killed to make hot dogs. Hot dogs are generally made from the lesser parts of the animal. If hot dogs would kill you, I'd have been dead years ago.

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