Does Col. Sanders have his head up
his ass?
Editors, Asheville Global Report,
I’m writing to inform readers of a new game available at www.KFCCruelty.com.
Players are asked to guess how Colonel Sanders would respond to a
series of questions about chickens. Depending on whether he’s
still in the dark or he’s seen the light about the humane treatment
of animals, the Colonel either sticks his head up his own butt or
pulls it out for the next question.
KFC suppliers often boil chickens alive and slit the throats of chickens
while fully conscious. Chickens are pumped full of massive doses of
antibiotics just to keep them alive through conditions that would
otherwise kill them. PETA has recommended improvements that will eliminate
some of the most horrific abuses. Simple things, like replacing cruel
and ineffective electric stunning and throat slitting with gas killing,
and breeding less aggressive birds. KFC’s own animal welfare
advisors all agree with PETA’s recommended improvements which
are based on the latest scientific research.
Yet KFC refuses to follow the advice of its own animal welfare advisors,
and instead does all it can to obfuscate the truth.
Lead singer and guitarist John Feldmann of Goldfinger is protesting
at KFC restaurants around the country wherever he performs. Paul McCartney,
Russell Simons, NAACP President Kweisi Mfume, Chrissie Hynde and Dick
Gregory are but a few of the folks who have raised their voices against
KFC. My spouse Terri and I have participated in seven demos in the
last 8 months. Terri can often be seen outside of a KFC restaurant
wearing a chicken costume and holding a “KFC Tortures Chickens”
sign. Please raise your voice too. Campaign materials are available
at www.KFCCruelty.com. If protesting is not your style, find your
own creative way to let the folks at KFC know that until they take
steps to eliminate the worst cruelties inflicted upon the 700 million
chickens they serve every year, they’ll be hearing from you.
To see how animals are treated on factory farms and slaughterhouses
and to order a free Vegetarian Starter Kit, go to www.MeetYourMeat.com.
Stewart David
Asheville, NC
