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Speaking of demonstrations, it's PETA vs KFC ...

by Robin Garr » Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:28 pm

From <i>Business First</i> ...

This weekend, animals rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) will distribute leaflets at Louisville churches that encourage Christians to boycott fast-food chicken restaurant chain KFC Corp.

The leaflets depict Pope Benedict XVI and the tagline "Boycott KFC," along with quotes from the Pope that "decry factory-farming abuses," according to a news release from PETA.

The group said it wants Christians to boycott Louisville-based KFC because the company allows "the more than 850 million birds raised and killed every year for KFC's restaurants to be abused in unholy ways."

In an e-mail, KFC spokesman Rick Maynard said the company "is committed to the well-being and humane treatment of chickens."

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by Bradley C. Pearce » Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:39 pm

Robin, I always thought PETA stood for People Eating Tasty Animals :D

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