Before Joey Chestnut returned to the grand stage, PETA delivered vegan hot dogs to those wandering outside Nathan's annual contest.

"Vegan hot dogs are delicious and kind, and who really wants to support slaughterhouses -- the word is enough -- by buying what comes out of them," PETA executive Tracy Reiman said in a statement.

In a press release PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said that the current conditions in the poultry industry are "cruel to birds and hazardous to human health and that the only kind meal ...

"Vegan hot dogs are delicious and kind, and who really wants to support slaughterhouses -- the word is enough -- by buying what comes out of them," PETA exec Tracy Reiman said.

"PETA is urging Morocco to stop the slaughter and uphold the country’s commitment to treat animals humanely," said PETA Executive President Tracy Reiman in a statement.

"Dogs are being gunned down, set on fire, and killed in other horrific ways simply for the sake of a soccer tournament," PETA's executive president Tracy Reiman said in a statement.

“Behind every pulled pork sandwich is a once-living, sensitive individual who was crammed onto a truck for a terrifying, miserable journey to their death,” said Tracy Reiman, PETA’s ...