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# No go without meat
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/no-go-without-meat-editor/
- Published: 2008-08-30T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T20:54:14.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Mike Kirwan Venice*

Jeff Mackey says we should not eat meat (“Eat a burger, skip a shower,” page 4, Aug. 26). Meat tastes too good to give up, so I do not foresee giving up meat. Sure, salads, fruits and vegetables are good. But a dinner without meat is like a car without an engine. No point to it.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 30, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/083008.pdf?ref=smdp.com)