CHENNAI: Cooped up inside a cage and saying "KFC tortures chickens", members of an animal rights NGO here Wednesday protested the condition of the birds killed for the fast food chain's Indian outlets.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India members distributed leaflets to passers-by and gave details of how every bird killed for KFC has led a miserable life and met a frightening death.
The Chennai protest is one of 12,000 plus that have occurred internationally since 2003 when PETA launched its campaign urging KFC (the brand name for the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain) to stop abusing its chickens.
"KFC imprisons chickens in filthy disease-ridden warehouses where they never have the chance to breathe fresh air or see the light of day," PETA India's KFC action coordinator Roshni D'Silva said.
"To 850 million chickens and countless kind people worldwide, KFC stands for Kentucky Fried Cruelty," the PETA leader added.
PETA says KFC's suppliers worldwide drug and breed chickens to grow so large that many get crippled from the weight of their massive upper bodies.
Chickens in KFC's slaughterhouses have their throats slit while they are still conscious, and many are also scalded to death in de-feathering tanks, it said.
source : ET
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India members distributed leaflets to passers-by and gave details of how every bird killed for KFC has led a miserable life and met a frightening death.
The Chennai protest is one of 12,000 plus that have occurred internationally since 2003 when PETA launched its campaign urging KFC (the brand name for the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain) to stop abusing its chickens.
"KFC imprisons chickens in filthy disease-ridden warehouses where they never have the chance to breathe fresh air or see the light of day," PETA India's KFC action coordinator Roshni D'Silva said.
"To 850 million chickens and countless kind people worldwide, KFC stands for Kentucky Fried Cruelty," the PETA leader added.
PETA says KFC's suppliers worldwide drug and breed chickens to grow so large that many get crippled from the weight of their massive upper bodies.
Chickens in KFC's slaughterhouses have their throats slit while they are still conscious, and many are also scalded to death in de-feathering tanks, it said.
source : ET