PETA Ranks Home of the Braves in Top 10 for Fourth Year in a Row
For Immediate Release:
May 24, 2011
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Robbyn Brooks 202-483-7382
Atlanta — Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves, placed fourth in PETA's annual ranking of the Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks. The ballpark's lineup of delicious options this year includes veggie dogs, veggie burgers, vegetarian burritos, smoothies, vegetarian baked beans, assorted salads, and corn.
"At Turner Field, delicious meat-free options are becoming a big hit with fans," says PETA Associate Director Chris Holbein. "With so many great animal- and health-friendly vegetarian dishes to choose from, eating smart while cheering on the Braves has never been easier."
Grabbing first-place honors is the San Francisco Giants' AT&T Park, which offers fans a veggie dog, veggie burger, portobello mushroom sandwich, veggie sushi, Asian noodles with vegetables, and meatless burrito. After four straight years of taking top honors, Philadelphia Phillies' Citizens Bank Park has slipped to an honorable second-place finish this year. Rounding out the top 10 are Comerica Park (Detroit Tigers), Coors Field (Colorado Rockies), Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (Oakland Athletics), PETCO Park (San Diego Padres), Angel Stadium (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), Minute Maid Park (Houston Astros), and Miller Park (Milwaukee Brewers).
Top athletes, including slugger Prince Fielder, MMA fighter Jake Shields, NBA legend John Salley, NFL running back Ricky Williams, and Olympic great Carl Lewis, look to meatless meals to boost their health and help stop cruelty to animals. And a trip to ballpark concession stands confirms that many fans are getting the message too.
Each team on the Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks list will receive a framed certificate from PETA. For more information and to see the complete list of winners, please click here.