Because of Johanna McCloy, vegetarians can now enjoy basebal
Contributed by VeggieGirl
Johanna McCloy wasn't a baseball fan until she happened to be at a
game and went looking for a veggie dog. She didn't find one, but she
did find a cause - promoting alternatives to the all-American
under-boiled pink hot dog. McCloy, 43, lives near the Nortonville arch
in Berkeley.
"I have been a vegetarian since 1997. I was driving I-5 and I passed
Harris Ranch. Then, on the same trip I was behind a chicken truck and
the feathers were flying at me. That was the clincher.
I was making my living as an actor in L.A. My big claim to fame is a
guest star on Star Trek: The Next Generation. I had the rare pleasure
of being one of only two characters in seven seasons to make out with
Worf. I actually have a following for that one episode.
When I went to the Dodgers game and came home hungry, I started
researching every MLB team park to find out if any other parks carried
a veggie dog. I was going to use the domino theory to make my case
with the Dodgers' concession manager. I found out that no baseball
park offered veggie dogs to their fans.
In the meantime I'm generating a lot of support from vegetarians and
animal rights people saying, 'You've got to create a Web site.' So I
created soyhappy. org, a rudimentary little Web site that is a tool to
work with food service establishments to help them get vegetarian
fare.
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Approved by andyba on December 11,2008 | 16:05:35
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