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In time for Super Bowl LV, PETA has scoured the country for the Top 10 Vegan Wings—and local restaurant Boss ChicknBeer won a spot on the list for its battered cauliflower and smoked tofu wings, which are available with a variety of sauces that include Seasonal Habanero, BBQ, Lemon Pepper Buffalo, and Vegan Ranch.

“Boss ChicknBeer makes some of the best vegan wings in the game and wins an extra point from PETA for its additional 100% vegan menu,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “The eateries on our list make it easier than ever to enjoy delicious Super Bowl snacks that leave gentle birds in peace.”

Every year, hundreds of millions of chickens are killed for Super Bowl Sunday alone. As PETA reveals in its “Chicken in Reverse” video, birds killed for their flesh are crammed by the tens of thousands into filthy sheds and bred to grow such unnaturally large upper bodies that their legs often become crippled under the weight. At the slaughterhouse, their throats are often cut while they’re still conscious, and many are scalded to death in defeathering tanks.

Each person who goes vegan saves nearly 200 animals every year; reduces their risk of suffering from cancer, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, and obesity; dramatically shrinks their carbon footprint; and helps prevent future pandemics. SARS, swine flu, bird flu, and COVID-19 all stemmed from confining and killing animals for food.

Other winners on PETA’s list include the Drumstick Plate from Vegan International Co. in Tampa, Florida; the Seitan Wings from Double Wide Grill in Pittsburgh; and the Crispy Cauliwings from I-tal Garden in New Orleans. Yard House locations nationwide also offer vegan wings, which can be ordered with Buffalo or ancho BBQ sauce.

Each eatery will receive a framed certificate from PETA, which also offers lists of ready-to-heat wings available at grocery stores and easy vegan game-day recipes on its website.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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Utah state officials allegedly failed to disclose the death of a mink fur factory farm worker, but the details have now come out: It occurred following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus at the facility. Why did authorities keep this manager’s death under wraps? Maybe so that the fur industry could continue to profit from sick minks kept in unsanitary conditions? The risk of virus transmission on fur farms is well documented—both in Utah and around the world. Yet our government still allows minks, foxes, and other animals to suffer inside cramped wire cages that are sure to facilitate the spread of disease.

Minks are curious and active, and they even purr like a cat when they’re content. They do not deserve to be confined to a cramped, dirty cage. Closing these farms would protect the health of workers and Utah residents, in addition to sparing countless minks a miserable life.

Utah State Government Failed to Disclose a Death

In August 2020, PETA President Ingrid Newkirk sent a letter to the Utah Department of Health urging the executive director to shut down all fur-farm operations. At the time, fur factory farms had confirmed the first cases of COVID-19 in minks and some workers.

However, multiple government organizations apparently failed to mention the manager’s unfortunate death—even though he passed away shortly after a coronavirus outbreak at a mink fur factory farm in the state. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food and the U.S. Department of Agriculture did not disclose his death in their statements about the outbreak. What’s more, they seemingly downplayed the threat that these farms pose to human health. Five months later and after tens of thousands of mink deaths in Utah alone, officials are finally acknowledging the incident.

Fur Farms Are Filthy and Foul

This mink farm is just one of many that has become a hotspot for COVID-19. The disease is rampant on fur farms across the country, where stressed, injured, and often sick animals are crowded together so close that blood, urine, and excrement can easily contaminate adjacent cages. Utah is of particular concern. As of January 2021, coronavirus outbreaks had hit more than 30% of its mink facilities. The state is the second-largest mink producer in the U.S. and gets a first-place medal for cruelty.

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Help PETA End Mink Farming

If you’re a Utah resident, please join PETA in calling on Gov. Spencer Cox to shut down the state’s dangerous, inhumane fur farms immediately.

At least six countries have reported mink-related novel coronavirus mutations in humans, bringing even more urgency to this request. Denmark slaughtered all minks at its facilities—up to 17 million animals—because of one mutated strain of the virus. Please join PETA’s urgent pleas to help minks and other animals exploited for their skins:

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