KFC Chickens are tiny-drumsticks are dwarfed, and wings have no meat/ I'm
all for better treatment if, and only if it produces bigger pieces of
chicken!
"Steve Chaney, aka Papa Gunnykins ®" wrote in
message ...
Actress Pamela Anderson urges KFC boycott

Friday, October 17, 2003
By Reuters

LOS ANGELES - Actress Pamela Anderson joined an animal rights campaign
against fast-food chain KFC Thursday, urging a consumer boycott of the
franchise until it ensures better treatment of its chickens.

"If people knew how KFC treats chickens, they'd never eat another
drumstick," the Canadian-born former Baywatch beauty wrote in an open
letter circulated by the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
(PETA).

The letter was addressed to John Bitove, chairman of the Toronto-based
company Priszm Brandz, which owns the Canadian franchise to KFC, a
division
of Yum Brands Inc.

"What KFC does to 750 million chickens each year is not civilized or
acceptable," she wrote. "I am calling for a boycott of all KFC restaurants
until my friends at PETA tell me that you have agreed to be kinder in your
practices."

A Priszm Brandz spokeswoman, Alessandra Saccal, dismissed claims that the
chickens sold in its KFC outlets are mistreated.

"We purchase our chickens from the same place that grocery stores and
other
restaurants purchase their chickens from, and the chicken farmers of
Canada
are very responsible and take the welfare of animals very seriously," she
said.

In July, PETA filed suit against KFC, accusing the company of making
misleading statements on its Web site regarding how the chickens it sells
are treated. PETA contends that the chickens KFC buys from suppliers are
abused through drugging, feeding, and slaughter practices.

Anderson is not the first celebrity to join PETA's cause against
Louisville, Ky.-based KFC. Former Beatle Paul McCartney appealed to the
fast-food chain in July to ensure better treatment of its chickens in a
PETA ad.


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