Kentucky Fried Cruelty/PETA
About two years ago at Warped Tour I went from booth to booth doing what normal people do at Warped when one of their favorite bands aren't performing, collecting free stuff. I personally didn't care what I got as long as it was free so I could remember my Warped Tour experience the best I could. I had a full bag of things by the end of the day and was perfectly happy. On the car ride home I looked over my prizes to see what I got. The contents of my bag consisted of, some band stickers, poster, a few free CD’s and a DVD. I looked over the DVD and had no idea what it was about, on the cover it said PETA(which I heard somewhere before) and a list of bands on the back. I went home and put the DVD player in and sat on my bed listening to people from some of my favorite bands talking about why they don’t eat meat, or didn’t dissect frog in school. Since that summer I haven’t eaten meat.
More recently(as in today) I learned more about what PETA does. Today I joined the site and learned some things about places like KFC and McDonalds. KFC is horrible in my opinion, and here are some facts about what they do to the chickens.
If you have a weak stomach don’t read
They:
-cram birds into huge waste-filled factories
-breed and drug them to grow so large that they can’t even walk
-often break their wings and legs
At the slaughterhouse
-the birds’ throats are slit
-they are dropped into tanks of scalding-hot water(often while they are still conscious)
…and more I don’t think I can write about without getting sick.
All info from here
Why eat there? What will that do for you? Will it taste the same after you’ve looked over what happens to the chickens? I’m not telling you that you have to change your eating habits completely but think about what you’re eating. Think about what had to happen for it to end up on your plate.
For more info on PETA and what you can do to reduce animal cruelty go here.
no 'for KFC' comments please.
More recently(as in today) I learned more about what PETA does. Today I joined the site and learned some things about places like KFC and McDonalds. KFC is horrible in my opinion, and here are some facts about what they do to the chickens.
If you have a weak stomach don’t read
They:
-cram birds into huge waste-filled factories
-breed and drug them to grow so large that they can’t even walk
-often break their wings and legs
At the slaughterhouse
-the birds’ throats are slit
-they are dropped into tanks of scalding-hot water(often while they are still conscious)
…and more I don’t think I can write about without getting sick.
All info from here
Why eat there? What will that do for you? Will it taste the same after you’ve looked over what happens to the chickens? I’m not telling you that you have to change your eating habits completely but think about what you’re eating. Think about what had to happen for it to end up on your plate.
For more info on PETA and what you can do to reduce animal cruelty go here.
no 'for KFC' comments please.
this is why i'm vegan
get famous, May 18th, 2008 at 05:14:22pm
It's not just exaggerating, but the fact that they lie that pisses me off. Don't feel like Im criticizing you, I'm not, just PETA. You know, PETA has an astonishing ONE animal shelter. All of the millions and millions of dollars they rake in from celebrity promotions and donations, they can only manage to keep one shelter open. That to me just shows where their motives are. It's sad really, because they have such a following. They could make a difference if they actually cared.
Kurtni, February 14th, 2008 at 11:00:02pm
Uhm. KFC is a chicken COOKING and EATING place. What do you expect them to do?
Miabella, February 14th, 2008 at 09:16:22pm
i don't eat meat either,
animal cruelty is so f*cking out of control it makes me so f*cking sick.
read hte book Skinny b*tch, it completely bashes meat and let's you know what they do to the animals/how they treat them, and what they put in meat. it's sickening, it really is.
Bubble Wrap., February 14th, 2008 at 07:12:16pm
its not just kfc, its mass production in general
good block to makes us aware =]
Love, February 14th, 2008 at 06:57:33pm
I've seen those PETA packets, and I think it's sick.
The photos they put in there are so gruesome...and true.
Think about it, I mean, you like the cute little cows and lambs, right?
BOOM! Beef and lamb.
It's horrible.
And a lot of the animals are still concious when they cook it/skin it/whatever.
It's horrible.
Funeral Party, February 14th, 2008 at 06:54:33pm
PETA can exagerate, but they also emphasize.
They try to get people to not eat at these places for a reason because of animal cruelty, they just want to get thier point across so that the sale will go down and maybe the workers would treat the animals better. Even if they are gonna die anyway.
Yeah thats me..., February 14th, 2008 at 06:42:48pm
I am never eating KFC again.
Sorry, I had to.
Well, I think PETA is okay but as Kurtni said, they exaggerate everything.
brompton cocktail., February 14th, 2008 at 03:59:33pm
I would have taken this seriously had I not seen PETA. I can't stand that entire organization, they're a political monster only interested in money. You know, KFC isn't the only place that does "this", and PETA exaggerates everything. they lie to make their point and they shouldn't have to. For me personally, World Wildlife Fund will always be my animal rights organization. They don't have to lie or terroize people to make their points.
Great blog though, it's an important issue.
Kurtni, February 14th, 2008 at 02:49:51pm
I think it's disgusting what they do to those chickens. Seriously, who'd be so cruel as to do that?
It's sick, I won't go near the place.
foleyy!, February 14th, 2008 at 02:32:53pm
but kfcs are nice :(
tomamazon, February 14th, 2008 at 01:06:34pm
You already know what I think about this.
What they do to the birds is sick and cruel.
We don't have KFC here, but after reading this I wouldn't want to go there.
Joshua Gayward., February 14th, 2008 at 12:36:25pm